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December 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

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 22, 2017

Exosomal microRNA remodels the tumor microenvironment

Xiaoli Jiang, Song Hu, Qiang Liu, Caiyun Qian, Zhuoqi Liu, Daya Luo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4196 PubMed 29302403

December 7, 2017

Identification and characterization of a novel zebrafish (Danio rerio) pentraxin–carbonic anhydrase

Maarit S. Patrikainen, Martti E.E. Tolvanen, Ashok Aspatwar, Harlan R. Barker, Csaba Ortutay, Janne Jänis, Mikko Laitaoja, Vesa P. Hytönen, Latifeh Azizi, Prajwol Manandhar, Edit Jáger, Daniela Vullo, Sampo Kukkurainen, Mika Hilvo, Claudiu T. Supuran, Seppo Parkkila

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4128 PubMed 29230365

December 20, 2017

Arbutin increases Caenorhabditis elegans longevity and stress resistance

Lin Zhou, Xueqi Fu, Liyan Jiang, Lu Wang, Shuju Bai, Yan Jiao, Shu Xing, Wannan Li, Junfeng Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4170 PubMed 29340230

December 6, 2017

A Cdk1 phosphomimic mutant of MCAK impairs microtubule end recognition

Hannah R. Belsham, Claire T. Friel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4034 PubMed 29230353

December 1, 2017

The pht4;1-3 mutant line contains a loss of function allele in the Fatty Acid Desaturase 7 gene caused by a remnant inactivated selection marker—a cautionary tale

Anders K. Nilsson, Mats X. Andersson