The primary drivers of colony failure are the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor and the intracellular parasite Nosema ceranae (9, 10). N. ceranae is a single-cell microsporidian parasite infecting ...

Indeterminate growth of shoots continually produces new tissues from the dividing apical meristem. In contrast, determinate growth of the floral meristem produces flowers of a particular size and form ...

Air quality estimates are the primary source of information regarding exposure to pollution, and their quality is important for public health, policy, and society. These estimates rely on the coverage ...

We developed a strategy to identify gut bacteria functionally linked to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). To minimize confounders, we analyzed microbiota composition in a large cohort of ...

We previously reported that ZBP1 interacts with the TLR3/4 adaptor protein TRIF to promote RIPK1-mediated cell death ().Since RIPK1 also plays an integral role in TRIF-mediated inflammatory responses ...

The peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-triggered radical and nonradical active species can synergistically guarantee selectively removing micropollutants in complex wastewater; however, realizing this on ...

Unlike the other two major infectious diseases (AIDS and tuberculosis) that are transmitted directly from person to person, transmission of Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria, strictly depends ...

**MHHW. ***50th percentile value of the IPCC AR6 SSP3-7.0 local sea-level projections for each estuary in this study. Total change calculations are made relative to the starting 2023 value in each ...

It is well known that a jostled string tends to become knotted; yet the factors governing the “spontaneous” formation of various knots are unclear. We performed experiments in which a string was ...

To address devastating environmental crises and to improve human well-being, China has been implementing a number of national policies on payments for ecosystem services. Two of them, the Natural ...

Edited by Eran Pichersky, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and accepted by the Editorial Board October 4, 2011 (received for review May 25, 2011) ...

Several members of the Rubiaceae and Violaceae families produce a series of cyclotides or macrocyclic peptides of 29–31 amino acids with an embedded cystine knot. We aim to understand the mechanism of ...