1. Using ancient sedimentary DNA to forecast ecosystem trajectories under climate change 

   Alsos I.G.; Boussange V.; Rijal D.P.; et al. (2024)

   Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

   Ecosystem response to climate change is complex. In order to forecast ecosystem dynamics, we need high-quality data on changes in past species abundance that can inform process-based models. Sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) has revolutionised our ability to document past ecosystems’ dynamics. It provides time series of increased taxonomic resolution compared to microfossils (pollen, spores), and can often give species-level information, ...

   Review Article

2. Inteins: A Swiss army knife for synthetic biology 

   Anastassov S.; Filo M.; Khammash M. (2024)

   Biotechnology Advances

   Inteins are proteins found in nature that execute protein splicing. Among them, split inteins stand out for their versatility and adaptability, presenting creative solutions for addressing intricate challenges in various biological applications. Their exquisite attributes, including compactness, reliability, orthogonality, low toxicity, and irreversibility, make them of interest to various fields including synthetic biology, biotechnology ...

   Review Article

3. Urban Borderlands: Difference, Inequality, and Spatio-Temporal In-Betweenness in Cities 

   Iossifova, Deljana; Kostenwein, David (2024)

   Urban Planning

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4. On the elastodynamics of rotating planets 

   Maitra, Matthew; Al-Attar, David (2024)

   Geophysical Journal International

   Equations of motion are derived for (visco)elastic, self-gravitating and variably rotating planets. The equations are written using a decomposition of the elastic motion that separates the body’s elastic deformation from its net translational and rotational motion as far as possible. This separation is achieved by introducing degrees of freedom that represent the body’s rigid motions; it is made precise by imposing constraints that are ...

   Journal Article

5. Bacterial symbionts in oral niche use type VI secretion nanomachinery for fitness increase against pathobionts 

   Oscarsson, Jan; Bao, Kai; Shiratsuchi, Akiko; et al. (2024)

   iScience

   Microbial ecosystems experience spatial and nutrient restrictions leading to the coevolution of cooperation and competition among cohabiting species. To increase their fitness for survival, bacteria exploit machinery to antagonizing rival species upon close contact. As such, the bacterial type VI secretion system (T6SS) nanomachinery, typically expressed by pathobionts, can transport proteins directly into eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells, ...

   Journal Article

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