Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Wild bonobos

August 4, 2015

Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Researchers have found that wild bonobos are able to vocalize in a similar manner to infant humans. Their findings challenge how we think about the evolution of communication and potentially move the dividing line between humans and other apes.

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August 27, 2015

MetaBAT, an efficient tool for accurately reconstructing single genomes from complex microbial communities

Dongwan D. Kang, Jeff Froula, Rob Egan, Zhong Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1165 PubMed 26336640

August 25, 2015

Composition, taxonomy and functional diversity of the oropharynx microbiome in individuals with schizophrenia and controls

Eduardo Castro-Nallar, Matthew L. Bendall, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Sarven Sabuncyan, Emily G. Severance, Faith B. Dickerson, Jennifer R. Schroeder, Robert H. Yolken, Keith A. Crandall

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1140 PubMed 26336637

August 6, 2015

Comprehensive analyses of genomes, transcriptomes and metabolites of neem tree

Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Vijay Yenagi, Kannan Rangiah, HB Mahesh, Anantharamanan Rajamani, Meghana D. Shirke, Heikham Russiachand, Ramya Malarini Loganathan, Chandana Shankara Lingu, Shilpa Siddappa, Aishwarya Ramamurthy, BN Sathyanarayana, Malali Gowda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1066 PubMed 26290780

August 27, 2015

Complete genome sequencing of Pandoraea pnomenusa RB38 and Molecular Characterization of Its N-acyl homoserine lactone synthase gene ppnI

Yan-Lue Lim, Robson Ee, Kah-Yan How, Siew-Kim Lee, Delicia Yong, Kok Keng Tee, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1225 PubMed 26336650

August 6, 2015

Whole genome sequencing enables the characterization of BurI, a LuxI homologue of Burkholderia cepacia strain GG4

Kah Yan How, Kar Wai Hong, Kok-Gan Chan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1117 PubMed 26290785