Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

April 21, 2021

Transfection types, methods and strategies: a technical review

Zhi Xiong Chong, Swee Keong Yeap, Wan Yong Ho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11165 PubMed 33976969

April 6, 2021

Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture

Rachel Gilroy, Anuradha Ravi, Maria Getino, Isabella Pursley, Daniel L. Horton, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Dave Baker, Karim Gharbi, Neil Hall, Mick Watson, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Sheikh Jarju, Arss Secka, Martin Antonio, Aharon Oren, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Roberto La Ragione, Falk Hildebrand, Mark J. Pallen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10941 PubMed 33868800

April 1, 2021

Liraglutide-induced structural modulation of the gut microbiota in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Junjie Shang, Fang Liu, Bing Zhang, Kunlun Dong, Man Lu, Rongfeng Jiang, Yue Xu, Le Diao, Jiangman Zhao, Hui Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11128 PubMed 33850659

April 23, 2021

A molecular dynamics simulation study of the ACE2 receptor with screened natural inhibitors to identify novel drug candidate against COVID-19

Neha Srivastava, Prekshi Garg, Prachi Srivastava, Prahlad Kishore Seth

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11171 PubMed 33981493

April 30, 2021

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) gene family in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Yuanyuan Dan, Yuan Niu, Chunlei Wang, Mei Yan, Weibiao Liao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11398 PubMed 33987038

April 13, 2021

Identification of a novel inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 3CL-PRO through virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulation

Asim Kumar Bepari, Hasan Mahmud Reza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11261 PubMed 33954055

April 16, 2021

Relationship between emotional intelligence and empathy towards humans and animals

Raquel Gómez-Leal, Ana Costa, Alberto Megías-Robles, Pablo Fernández-Berrocal, Luísa Faria

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11274 PubMed 33959424

April 12, 2021

Clinical validation of the short and long UNESP-Botucatu scales for feline pain assessment

Maíra Belli, Alice R. de Oliveira, Mayara T. de Lima, Pedro H.E. Trindade, Paulo V. Steagall, Stelio P.L. Luna

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11225 PubMed 33954046

April 22, 2021

The rise in climate change-induced federal fishery disasters in the United States

Lyall Bellquist, Vienna Saccomanno, Brice X. Semmens, Mary Gleason, Jono Wilson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11186 PubMed 33981495

April 13, 2021

Genome-wide investigation of the AP2/ERF superfamily and their expression under salt stress in Chinese willow (Salix matsudana)

Jian Zhang, Shi zheng Shi, Yuna Jiang, Fei Zhong, Guoyuan Liu, Chunmei Yu, Bolin Lian, Yanhong Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11076 PubMed 33954030

April 16, 2021

Antifungal properties of volatile organic compounds produced by Daldinia eschscholtzii MFLUCC 19-0493 isolated from Barleria prionitis leaves against Colletotrichum acutatum and its post-harvest infections on strawberry fruits

Sarunpron Khruengsai, Patcharee Pripdeevech, Chutima Tanapichatsakul, Chanin Srisuwannapa, Priya Esilda D’Souza, Parinya Panuwet

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11242 PubMed 33959421

April 21, 2021

Understanding experiments and research practices for reproducibility: an exploratory study

Sheeba Samuel, Birgitta König-Ries

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11140 PubMed 33976964

April 16, 2021

Predicting migration routes for three species of migratory bats using species distribution models

Jamin G. Wieringa, Bryan C. Carstens, H Lisle Gibbs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11177 PubMed 33959415

April 12, 2021

Sacral acceleration can predict whole-body kinetics and stride kinematics across running speeds

Ryan S. Alcantara, Evan M. Day, Michael E. Hahn, Alena M. Grabowski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11199 PubMed 33954039

April 20, 2021

Widely assumed phenotypic associations in Cannabis sativa lack a shared genetic basis

Daniela Vergara, Cellene Feathers, Ezra L. Huscher, Ben Holmes, Jacob A. Haas, Nolan C. Kane

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10672 PubMed 33976953

April 12, 2021

Sexual dimorphism in mud crabs: a tale of three sympatric Scylla species

Hanafiah Fazhan, Khor Waiho, Yushinta Fujaya, Nita Rukminasari, Hongyu Ma, Mhd Ikhwanuddin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10936 PubMed 33954025

April 6, 2021

Mesocarnivore landscape use along a gradient of urban, rural, and forest cover

Jordan T. Rodriguez, Damon B. Lesmeister, Taal Levi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11083 PubMed 33868809

April 12, 2021

Effects of vegetation cover and slope on soil erosion in the Eastern Chinese Loess Plateau under different rainfall regimes

Congjian Sun, Huixin Hou, Wei Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11226 PubMed 33954047

April 20, 2021

Prediction and analysis of novel key genes ITGAX, LAPTM5, SERPINE1 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma through bioinformatics analysis

Yingli Sui, Kun Lu, Lin Fu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11272 PubMed 33976979

April 12, 2021

scAnt—an open-source platform for the creation of 3D models of arthropods (and other small objects)

Fabian Plum, David Labonte

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11155 PubMed 33954036

April 16, 2021

Evaluation potential of PGPR to protect tomato against Fusarium wilt and promote plant growth

Rizwana begum Syed Nabi, Raheem Shahzad, Rupesh Tayade, Muhammad Shahid, Adil Hussain, Muhammad Waqas Ali, Byung-Wook Yun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11194 PubMed 33959416

April 15, 2021

Diversity patterns and drivers of soil microbial communities in urban and suburban park soils of Shanghai, China

Weiwei Zhang, Jigang Han, Haibing Wu, Qicheng Zhong, Wen Liu, Shanwen He, Lang Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11231 PubMed 33959419

April 19, 2021

A DNA barcode library for the butterflies of North America

Jacopo D’Ercole, Vlad Dincă, Paul A. Opler, Norbert Kondla, Christian Schmidt, Jarrett D. Phillips, Robert Robbins, John M. Burns, Scott E. Miller, Nick Grishin, Evgeny V. Zakharov, Jeremy R. DeWaard, Sujeevan Ratnasingham, Paul D.N. Hebert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11157 PubMed 33976967

April 12, 2021

Influence of conservation tillage on Greenhouse gas fluxes and crop productivity in spring-wheat agroecosystems on the Loess Plateau of China

Abdul-Rauf Malimanga Alhassan, Chuanjie Yang, Weiwei Ma, Guang Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11064 PubMed 33954028

April 13, 2021

Cisplatin-resistant HepG2 cell-derived exosomes transfer cisplatin resistance to cisplatin-sensitive cells in HCC

Zuxiong Tang, Jun He, Jiayue Zou, Shufei Yu, Xiaoming Sun, Lei Qin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11200 PubMed 33954040