Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

Lara Steffany de Carvalho, Vanessa Marques Meccatti-Domiciano, Livia Ramos Dorta da Silva, Maria Cristina Marcucci, Cláudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, Amjad Abu Hasna, Luciane Dias de Oliveira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19301 PubMed 40247829

April 14, 2025

Advancing molecular macrobenthos biodiversity monitoring: a comparison between Oxford Nanopore and Illumina based metabarcoding and metagenomics

Karlijn Doorenspleet, Amalia Aikaterini Mailli, Berry B. van der Hoorn, Kevin K. Beentjes, Annelies De Backer, Sofie Derycke, Albertinka J. Murk, Henning Reiss, Reindert Nijland

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19158 PubMed 40247828

April 11, 2025

Assessing reliability and accuracy of qPCR, dPCR and ddPCR for estimating mitochondrial DNA copy number in songbird blood and sperm cells

Laima Bagdonaitė, Erica H. Leder, Jan T. Lifjeld, Arild Johnsen, Quentin Mauvisseau

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19278 PubMed 40231068

April 28, 2025

Natural products as promising therapeutics for fine particulate matter–induced skin damage: a review of pre-clinical studies on skin inflammation and barrier dysfunction

Saowanee Jeayeng, Jaturon Kwanthongdee, Ratima Jittreeprasert, Kankanich Runganantchai, Kalayaporn Naksavasdi, Rosarin Rirkkrai, Varisara Wongcharoenthavorn, Wiriya Mahikul, Anyamanee Chatsirisupachai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19316 PubMed 40313388

April 18, 2025

Ex-situ avian sex skews: determinants and implications for conservation

Clancy A. Hall, Gabriel C. Conroy, Dominique A. Potvin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19312 PubMed 40260192

April 28, 2025

Response of soil pH to biochar application in farmland across China: a meta-analysis

Jia Yao, Xueren Wang, Mei Hong, Hui Gao, Shixiang Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19400 PubMed 40313377

April 14, 2025

Downregulation of EB1 impedes Cx43 localization and cardiac conduction after hypothermic ischemia-reperfusion in rats

Chunlei Wen, Rongfeng Yang, Jing Yi, Ying Cao, Yuting Song, Li An, Zijun Wang, Hong Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19276 PubMed 40247841

April 11, 2025

An update on Aenocyon dirus in the interior of North America: new records, radiocarbon dates, ZooMS spectra, and isotopic data for an iconic late Pleistocene carnivore

Matthew G. Hill, Christopher C. Widga, Todd A. Surovell, Kurt M. Wilson, Sarah A. Allaun, McKenna L. Litynski, Jason Titcomb

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19219 PubMed 40231072

April 8, 2025

Comparative analyses of the gut microbiome of two sympatric rodent species, Myodes rufocanus and Apodemus peninsulae, in northeast China based on metagenome sequencing

Jing Cao, Shengze Wang, Ruobing Ding, Yijia Liu, Baodong Yuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19260 PubMed 40226542

April 4, 2025

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite and T3 profiles of orphaned elephants differ from non-orphaned elephants in Zambia

Daniella E. Chusyd, Janine L. Brown, Steve Paris, Nicole Boisseau, Webster Mwaanga, Moses Kasongo, Lisa Olivier, Stephanie L. Dickinson, Bailey Ortyl, Tessa Steiniche, Steven N. Austad, David B. Allison, Michael D. Wasserman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19122 PubMed 40196305

April 9, 2025

Unveiling the potentials of Lawsonia inermis L.: its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer potentials

Nantikan Joyroy, Lukana Ngiwsara, Siriporn Wannachat, Ratchanee Mingma, Jisnuson Svasti, Jintanart Wongchawalit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19170 PubMed 40226544

April 15, 2025

CDCP1 knockdown suppresses PDGFRβ/AKT pathway-mediated vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by inhibiting PDGFRβ endocytosis

Xin Ji, Xin Wang, Qianqian Dong, Wanqiu Li, Ning Zhou, Xiaole Yue, Dandan Zhao, Xiaolong Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19114 PubMed 40256729

April 9, 2025

Machine learning-based prediction of LDL cholesterol: performance evaluation and validation

Jing-Bi Meng, Zai-Jian An, Chun-Shan Jiang