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Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

Adapted from Fig 1: Predicted habitat suitability for Emys trinacris

June 5, 2018

Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

The pond turtle Emys trinacris is an endangered endemic species of Sicily. In this study, researchers modelled the potential distribution of the species under current and future climatic conditions.

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June 5, 2018

Discovery of digestive enzymes in carnivorous plants with focus on proteases

Rishiesvari Ravee, Faris ‘Imadi Mohd Salleh, Hoe-Han Goh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4914 PubMed 29888132

June 25, 2018

Alpha-mangostin inhibits the migration and invasion of A549 lung cancer cells

Thi Kieu Trang Phan, Fahimeh Shahbazzadeh, Thi Thu Huong Pham, Takanori Kihara

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5027 PubMed 29967723

June 8, 2018

MipLAAO, a new L-amino acid oxidase from the redtail coral snake Micrurus mipartitus

Paola Rey-Suárez, Cristian Acosta, Uday Torres, Mónica Saldarriaga-Córdoba, Bruno Lomonte, Vitelbina Núñez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4924 PubMed 29900074

June 13, 2018

Dynamic succession of substrate-associated bacterial composition and function during Ganoderma lucidum growth

Bo Zhang, Lijuan Yan, Qiang Li, Jie Zou, Hao Tan, Wei Tan, Weihong Peng, Xiaolin Li, Xiaoping Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4975 PubMed 29915697

June 21, 2018

Starch biotransformation into isomaltooligosaccharides using thermostable alpha-glucosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus

Peng Chen, Ruixiang Xu, Jianhui Wang, Zhengrong Wu, Lei Yan, Wenbin Zhao, Yuheng Liu, Wantong Ma, Xiaofeng Shi, Hongyu Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5086 PubMed 29942709

June 25, 2018

Complex characterization of oat (Avena sativa L.) lines obtained by wide crossing with maize (Zea mays L.)

Edyta Skrzypek, Tomasz Warzecha, Angelika Noga, Marzena Warchoł, Ilona Czyczyło-Mysza, Kinga Dziurka, Izabela Marcińska, Kamila Kapłoniak, Agnieszka Sutkowska, Zygmunt Nita, Krystyna Werwińska, Dominika Idziak-Helmcke, Magdalena Rojek, Marta Hosiawa-Barańska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5107 PubMed 29967749

June 5, 2018

An inexpensive, customizable microscopy system for the automated quantification and characterization of multiple adherent cell types

Vishwaratn Asthana, Yuqi Tang, Adam Ferguson, Pallavi Bugga, Anantratn Asthana, Emily R. Evans, Allen L. Chen, Brett S. Stern, Rebekah A. Drezek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4937 PubMed 29888136

June 18, 2018

Intein-mediated backbone cyclization of entolimod confers enhanced radioprotective activity in mouse models

Bingyu Ye, Wenlong Shen, Minglei Shi, Yan Zhang, Cunshuan Xu, Zhihu Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5043 PubMed 29938138