Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

March 25, 2025

Physiological traits underlying sodicity tolerance in Jamun (Syzygium cumini L. Skeels) cultivars

Anshuman Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Jai Prakash, Daya Shankar Mishra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19132 PubMed 40161340

March 31, 2025

A new specimen of Plesiopterys wildi reveals the diversification of cryptoclidian precursors and possible endemism within European Early Jurassic plesiosaur assemblages

Miguel Marx, Sven Sachs, Benjamin P. Kear, Mats E. Eriksson, Klaus Nilkens, Johan Lindgren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18960 PubMed 40183068

March 20, 2025

NCBP2 predicts the prognosis and the immunotherapy response of cancers: a pan-cancer analysis

Shichao Li, Yulan Wang, Xi Yang, Miao Li, Guoxiang Li, Qiangqiang Song, Junyu Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19050 PubMed 40124611

March 5, 2025

Soft anatomy and morphological variation in Daptomys peruviensis (Rodentia, Cricetidae), a rare ichthyomyine from the northwestern Amazonian forests

Jorge Brito, Mateo A. Vega-Yánez, Jhandry P. Guaya-Ramos, Melanie Polo, Claudia Koch, Nicolás Tinoco, Ulyses F.J. Pardiñas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18997 PubMed 40061235

March 24, 2025

Mitigative effect of sodium alginate on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic neuropathy through regulation of redox status and miR-146a in the rat sciatic nerve

Nema A. Mohamed, Naeimah M. Shouran, Amina E. Essawy, Ashraf M. Abdel-Moneim, Sherine Abdel Salam

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19046 PubMed 40151454

March 19, 2025

A comprehensive prognostic and immunological analysis of hexokinase domain containing protein-1 (HKDC1) in pan-cancer

Zhi Liang, Tianhao Zhang, Jiajia Huang, Zhixin Huang, Zeyu Zhao, Shirong Cai, Jinping Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19083 PubMed 40124623

March 31, 2025

Chaetoglobosin A induces apoptosis in T-24 human bladder cancer cells through oxidative stress and MAPK/PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway

Jia Song, Jinyu Qiao, Mingxue Chen, Jiahui Li, Jixia Wang, Dayong Yu, Huachuan Zheng, Liying Shi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19085 PubMed 40183046

March 31, 2025

Performance comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among HIV patients in China

Peng Lu, Haitao Yang, Fang Ge, Kai Wu, Yilin Lian, Xiaoyan Ding, Jingjing Pan, Hui Ding, Wei Lu, Qiao Liu, Limei Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19195 PubMed 40183043

March 21, 2025

Comparative genomic analysis of emerging non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) causing emerging septic arthritis in Atlanta

Brianna J. Bixler, Charlotte J. Royer, Robert A. Petit III, Abraham G. Moller, Samantha Sefton, Stepy Thomas, Amy Tunali, Lauren F. Collins, Monica M. Farley, Sarah W. Satola, Timothy D. Read

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19081 PubMed 40130174

March 19, 2025

Assessing morphological variations in the seagrass genus Halodule (Cymodoceaceae) along the Brazilian coast through genetic analyses

Virgínia Eduarda de Sousa, Maria Cristina F. da Silva Cortinhas, Joel C. Creed, Maria Gardênia S. Batista, Maira C. Proietti, Margareth Copertino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19038 PubMed 40124603

March 31, 2025

New digital anatomical data of Keichousaurus hui (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) and its phylogenetic implication

Jiayu Xu, Yu Guo, Yucong Ma, Wei Wang, Long Cheng, Fenglu Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19012 PubMed 40183059

March 17, 2025

CD161, a promising prognostic biomarker in hepatocellular carcinoma, correlates with immune infiltration

Jinfeng Wang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Jianfei Shi, Yongjun Wang, Lili Mi, Man Zhao, Guangjie Han, Fei Yin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19055 PubMed 40115278

March 31, 2025

Knowledge and attitude of dental school faculties towards stem cell therapies and their applications

Sumaiah Ajlan, Nahid Ashri

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19127 PubMed 40183065

March 7, 2025

Mapping desert shrub aboveground biomass in the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China using quantile regression forest (QRF)

XueFeng Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19099 PubMed 40065914

March 20, 2025

Applications and prospects of phosphoproteomics in renal disease research

XueJia Zheng, LingLing Zhou, TianTian Xu, GuoYing Wang, YaLi Peng, ChunMei Wen, MengYao Wu, HuiHui Tao, Yong Dai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18950 PubMed 40124608

March 26, 2025

Distribution, characteristics, and importance of particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon in China forest: a meta-analysis

Hao Cheng, Yangui Su, Zhengyi Huang, Sinuo Lin, Jingyi Yan, Guopeng Wu, Gang Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19189 PubMed 40161344

March 27, 2025

Enhancing drought resilience in durum wheat: effect of root architecture and genotypic performance in semi-arid rainfed regions

Ridha Boudiar, Abdelhamid Mekhlouf, Yacine Bekkar, Meriem Yessaadi, Adel Bachir, Larbi Karkour, Ana Maria Casas, Ernesto Igartua

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19096 PubMed 40161347

March 11, 2025

SplintR ligation-triggered in-situ rolling circle amplification on magnetic bead for accurate detection of circulating microRNAs

Sha Yang, Lijia Yuan, Xing Luo, Ting Xiao, Xiaoqing Sun, Liu Feng, Jiezhong Deng, Mei Zhan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19082 PubMed 40093410

March 31, 2025

Effects of different light intensities on lettuce growth, yield, and energy consumption optimization under uniform lighting conditions

Jun Zou, Shipeng Luo, Mingming Shi, Dawei Wang, Wenbin Liu, Yan Shen, Xiaotao Ding, Yuping Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19229 PubMed 40183064

March 24, 2025

The spatial and temporal evolution of habitat quality and driving factors in nature reserves: a case study of 33 forest ecosystem reserves in Guizhou Province

Xuemeng Mei, Yi Liu, Li Yue, Mingming Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19098 PubMed 40151455

March 26, 2025

Effects of different proportions of organic substitution for mineral fertilizers on soil methanogenic and methanotrophic communities in paddy fields

Dandan Yuan, Keke Dang, Jing Yin, Han Liu, Tingting Ma, Jia Liu, Xingjia Xiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19000 PubMed 40161349

March 13, 2025

Effects of land use change on ecosystem services in freshwater wetlands in Bacalar, Mexico

Erika Betzabeth Palafox–Juárez, Mariana E. Callejas–Jiménez, Jorge A. Herrera–Silveira, Claudia Teutli–Hernández, Vera Camacho–Valdez, Jorge Omar López–Martínez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18954 PubMed 40093408

March 31, 2025

Evaluating the role of post-harvest glyphosate application in enhancing weed control in winter wheat

Ahmet Tansel Serim, Ünal Asav, Yalçın Kaya, Bülent Başaran, Eric L. Patterson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19177 PubMed 40183056

March 31, 2025

Metagenome analysis of viruses associated with Anopheles mosquitoes from Ramu Upazila, Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh

Tao Li, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Yu Yang, Hasan Mohammad Al-Amin, Mezanur Rahman, Farzana Islam, Matthew A. Conte, Dana C. Price, Jun Hang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19180 PubMed 40183042

March 24, 2025

Identification and biological characterization of pathogen causing sooty blotch of Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC.

Demei Yang, Jiangli Luo, Ying Zhou, Sixuan Zhou, Xiongwei Liu, Chang Liu