December 2017

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Census of microbial life on the International Space Station

The International Space Station

December 5, 2017

Census of microbial life on the International Space Station

Microbiologists have analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with samples from homes on Earth as well as the Human Microbiome Project. They found that the microbial community in this unique habitat was very diverse and more closely resembled that of homes than of humans.

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December 5, 2017
Microcos magnifica (Sparrmanniaceae) a new species of cloudforest tree from Cameroon
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4137 PubMed 29230369
December 22, 2017
Transcriptomic analysis identifies genes and pathways related to myrmecophagy in the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4140 PubMed 29302388
December 22, 2017
Spatial pattern of foot-and-mouth disease in animals in China, 2010–2016
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4193 PubMed 29302402
December 15, 2017
How many species of mammals are there in Brazil? New records of rare rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from Amazonia raise the current known diversity
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4071 PubMed 29259840
December 6, 2017
Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of Mediterranean-North Eastern Atlantic blue shark (Prionace glauca, L. 1758) using mitochondrial DNA: panmixia or complex stock structure?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4112 PubMed 29230359
December 4, 2017
Resurrecting a subgenus to genus: molecular phylogeny of Euphyllia and Fimbriaphyllia (order Scleractinia; family Euphylliidae; clade V)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4074 PubMed 29226032
December 18, 2017
Structure and properties of slow-resorbing nanofibers obtained by (co-axial) electrospinning as tissue scaffolds in regenerative medicine
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4125 PubMed 29302386
December 21, 2017
Evaluation and identification of stem rust resistance genes Sr2, Sr24, Sr25, Sr26, Sr31 and Sr38 in wheat lines from Gansu Province in China
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4146 PubMed 30038849
December 12, 2017
Protective effect of Rhus coriaria fruit extracts against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in muscle progenitors and zebrafish embryos
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4144 PubMed 29250470
December 1, 2017
New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4102 PubMed 29209577
December 13, 2017
In silico identification of off-target pesticidal dsRNA binding in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4131 PubMed 29255651
December 6, 2017
The tetrapod fauna of the upper Permian Naobaogou Formation of China: 1. Shiguaignathus wangi gen. et sp. nov., the first akidnognathid therocephalian from China
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4150 PubMed 29230374
December 5, 2017
Changes of arthropod diversity across an altitudinal ecoregional zonation in Northwestern Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4117 PubMed 29230361
December 21, 2017
Heightened visual attention does not affect inner ear function as measured by otoacoustic emissions
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4199 PubMed 29302404
December 22, 2017
Agricultural constraints on microbial resource use and niche breadth in drainage ditches
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4175 PubMed 29302393
December 22, 2017
Phylogenic study of Lemnoideae (duckweeds) through complete chloroplast genomes for eight accessions
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4186 PubMed 29302399
December 4, 2017
Patterns in artisanal coral reef fisheries revealed through local monitoring efforts
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4089 PubMed 29226033
December 21, 2017
Function of JARID2 in bovines during early embryonic development
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4189 PubMed 29302400
December 6, 2017
Ecomorphological inferences in early vertebrates: reconstructing Dunkleosteus terrelli (Arthrodira, Placodermi) caudal fin from palaeoecological data
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4081 PubMed 29230354
December 22, 2017
First Guatemalan record of natural hybridisation between Neotropical species of the Lady’s Slipper orchid (Orchidaceae, Cypripedioideae)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4162 PubMed 29302391
December 20, 2017
Arbutin increases Caenorhabditis elegans longevity and stress resistance
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4170 PubMed 29340230
December 20, 2017
The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and root interaction on the competition between Trifolium repens and Lolium perenne
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4183 PubMed 29340232
December 11, 2017
Disentangling diatom species complexes: does morphometry suffice?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4159 PubMed 29250472
December 13, 2017
Evaluating the role of wild songbirds or rodents in spreading avian influenza virus across an agricultural landscape
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4060 PubMed 29255648
December 14, 2017
The shell morphology of the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) trionychid turtle Helopanoplia distincta
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4169 PubMed 29259848
Census of microbial life on the International Space Station

The International Space Station

December 5, 2017

Census of microbial life on the International Space Station

Microbiologists have analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with samples from homes on Earth as well as the Human Microbiome Project. They found that the microbial community in this unique habitat was very diverse and more closely resembled that of homes than of humans.

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