Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

July 12, 2023

An aquatic environmental DNA filtration system to maximize recovery potential and promote filtration approach standardization

Hayley M. DeHart, Mark T. Gasser, Jarret Dixon, Peter Thielen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15360 PubMed 37456865

July 19, 2023

In silico identification and in vitro assessment of a potential anti-breast cancer activity of antimicrobial peptide retrieved from the ATMP1 Anabas testudineus fish peptide

Douglas Law, Ahmed Abdulkareem Najm, Jia Xuan Chong, Joelene Zi Ying K’ng, Mas Amran, Huey Lih Ching, Rui Rui Wong, May Ho Leong, Ibrahim Mahmood Mahdi, Shazrul Fazry

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15651 PubMed 37483971

July 14, 2023

Micro-CT imaging in species description: exploring beyond sclerotized structures in lichen moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)

Simeão S. Moraes, Max S. Söderholm, Tamara M.C. Aguiar, André V.L. Freitas, Pasi Sihvonen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15505 PubMed 37465151

July 11, 2023

Environmental DNA and visual encounter surveys for amphibian biomonitoring in aquatic environments of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Walter Quilumbaquin, Andrea Carrera-Gonzalez, Christine Van der heyden, H. Mauricio Ortega-Andrade

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15455 PubMed 37456876

July 27, 2023

Daily accumulation rates of floating debris and attached biota on continental and oceanic island shores in the SE Pacific: testing predictions based on global models

Sabine Rech, Rene Matias Arias, Simón Vadell, Dennis Gordon, Martin Thiel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15550 PubMed 37525658

July 19, 2023

Investigating the relationship between inbreeding and life expectancy in dogs: mongrels live longer than pure breeds

Fernando Mata, Andreia Mata

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15718 PubMed 37483958

July 19, 2023

Effects of salt stress on seed germination and respiratory metabolism in different Flueggea suffruticosa genotypes

Ningwei Xu, Bin Lu, Yang Wang, Xiaoyue Yu, Nan Yao, Qijuan Lin, Xingyou Xu, Bingshe Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15668 PubMed 37483969

July 25, 2023

Effects of company and season on blood fluke (Cardicola spp.) infection in ranched Southern Bluefin Tuna: preliminary evidence infection has a negative effect on fish growth

Cecilia Power, Melissa Carabott, Maree Widdicombe, Lachlan Coff, Kirsten Rough, Barbara Nowak, Nathan J. Bott

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15763 PubMed 37520261

July 11, 2023

Antibiotic resistance profile of Helicobacter pylori to 14 antibiotics: a multicenter study in Fujian, China

Xueping Huang, Baihe Wu, Qiuzhao Chen, Yushan Chen, Xinhua Ji, Xiang Zhou, Biao Suo, Zhihui Lin, Xiaoling Zheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15611 PubMed 37456872

July 7, 2023

First metagenomic analysis of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) gut microbiome reveals microbial diversity and wide resistome

J. Eduardo Martinez-Hernandez, Pablo Berrios, Rodrigo Santibáñez, Yesid Cuesta Astroz, Carolina Sanchez, Alberto J. M. Martin, Annette N. Trombert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15235 PubMed 37434868

July 19, 2023

Putative causal inference for the relationship between obesity and sex hormones in males: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

Bangbei Wan, Ning Ma, Zhi Zhou, Cai Lv

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15760 PubMed 37483981

July 24, 2023

The prognostic significance of KLRB1 and its further association with immune cells in breast cancer

Ning Xu, Xiangyu Meng, Hongyu Chu, Zhaoying Yang, Yan Jiao, Youjun Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15654 PubMed 37520246

July 18, 2023

Tea intake or consumption and the risk of dementia: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Ning Jiang, Jinlong Ma, Qian Wang, Yuzhen Xu, Baojian Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15688 PubMed 37483967

July 28, 2023

Effects of extracts from various parts of invasive Solidago species on the germination and growth of native grassland plant species

Peliyagodage Chathura Dineth Perera, Cezary Chmielowiec, Tomasz H. Szymura, Magdalena Szymura

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15676 PubMed 37529210

July 19, 2023

Leaf nutrient resorption of two life-form tree species in urban gardens and their response to soil nutrient availability

Ruyuan Hu, Tairui Liu, Yunxiang Zhang, Rongrong Zheng, Jinping Guo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15738 PubMed 37483974

July 27, 2023

Redescription of the soft-shell turtle Rafetus bohemicus (Testudines, Trionychidae) from the Early Miocene of Czechia

Milan Chroust, Martin Mazuch, Martin Ivanov, David M. Alba, Àngel H. Luján

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15658 PubMed 37525660

July 14, 2023

Evaluation of the effects of whitening toothpaste containing nanohydroxyapatite on surface roughness and color change in restorative materials

Burak Dayı, Fikri Öcal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15692 PubMed 37465159

July 25, 2023

Behavioral responses of different reproductive statuses and sexes in Hermetia illucens (L) adults to different attractants

Parichart Laksanawimol, Sukdee Singsa, Anchana Thancharoen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15701 PubMed 37520258

July 17, 2023

Genetic diversity of the breeding collection of tomato varieties in Kazakhstan assessed using SSR, SCAR and CAPS markers

Alexandr Pozharskiy, Valeriya Kostyukova, Marina Khusnitdinova, Kamila Adilbayeva, Gulnaz Nizamdinova, Anastasiya Kapytina, Nazym Kerimbek, Aisha Taskuzhina, Mariya Kolchenko, Aisha Abdrakhmanova, Nina Kisselyova, Ruslan Kalendar, Dilyara Gritsenko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15683 PubMed 37483968

July 31, 2023

Salt and osmotic stress can improve the editing efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing system in potato

Mingwang Ye, Mengfan Yao, Canhui Li, Ming Gong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15771 PubMed 37547711

July 14, 2023

Late Jurassic teeth of plesiosauroid origin from the Owadów-Brzezinki Lägerstatte, Central Poland

Łukasz Weryński, Błazej Błażejowski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15628 PubMed 37465148

July 12, 2023

Improved haplotype resolution of highly duplicated MHC genes in a long-read genome assembly using MiSeq amplicons

Samantha Mellinger, Martin Stervander, Max Lundberg, Anna Drews, Helena Westerdahl