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Biology, Volume 12, Issue 6

June 2023 - 132 articles

Cover Story: Macroalgal forests of the Mediterranean Sea are vital habitats for various species inhabiting rocky reefs. In recent years, there has been alarming documentation of macroalgal forest loss across the Mediterranean Sea. In the warmer South Aegean and Levantine Sea, populations of the established invasive herbivorous fish species of the genus Siganus are depleting macroalgal forests, leading to a restricted canopy zone towards the shallowest parts of the reef. Concurrently, native sea urchin populations have collapsed in this region. In contrast, Siganus species are not established in the colder North Aegean. Macroalgal forests can be observed in different depth zones where native sea urchin populations continue to thrive and exert grazing pressure on macroalgal forests. View this paper
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Articles (132)

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
11,753 Views
22 Pages

Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) as a Model Organism for Bioscience: A Historic Review and Perspective

  • Rosa Carotenuto,
  • Maria Michela Pallotta,
  • Margherita Tussellino and
  • Chiara Fogliano

20 June 2023

In vitro systems have been mainly promoted by authorities to sustain research by following the 3Rs principle, but continuously increasing amounts of evidence point out that in vivo experimentation is also of extreme relevance. Xenopus laevis, an anur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,720 Views
13 Pages

Visualization of Cell Membrane Tension Regulated by the Microfilaments as a “Shock Absorber” in Micropatterned Cells

  • Xianmeng Wang,
  • Na Li,
  • Zhengyao Zhang,
  • Kairong Qin,
  • Hangyu Zhang,
  • Shuai Shao and
  • Bo Liu

20 June 2023

The extracellular stress signal transmits along the cell membrane–cytoskeleton–focal adhesions (FAs) complex, regulating the cell function through membrane tension. However, the mechanism of the complex regulating membrane tension is stil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,599 Views
19 Pages

Thermostable Human Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (TS-bFGF) Engineered with a Disulfide Bond Demonstrates Superior Culture Outcomes in Human Pluripotent Stem Cell

  • Sejong Kim,
  • Geun-Ho Kang,
  • Kyung Min Lim,
  • Yeokyung Shin,
  • Kwonwoo Song,
  • Sangrok Park,
  • Jongyub An,
  • Dae Young Kim,
  • Hang-Cheol Shin and
  • Ssang-Goo Cho

20 June 2023

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can differentiate into various tissues and are an essential source of various disease models and therapeutics. Various growth factors are required in order to culture pluri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,629 Views
21 Pages

20 June 2023

This research provides a detailed analysis of the COVID-19 spread across 14 Latin American countries. Using time-series analysis and epidemic models, we identify diverse outbreak patterns, which seem not to be influenced by geographical location or c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,979 Views
16 Pages

The Change in Habitat Quality for the Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkey from 1975 to 2022

  • Shuxian Zhu,
  • Li Li,
  • Timothy J. Slate,
  • Haixia Tang,
  • Gongsheng Wu,
  • Hongyan Guo and
  • Dayong Li

20 June 2023

The reduction in habitat quality (as shown, in part, by the increase in habitat rarity) is an important challenge when protecting the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey. We used the InVEST model to quantitatively analyze the dynamic changes in the habitat of t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,878 Views
13 Pages

20 June 2023

Tritiated thymidine autoradiography, 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (BrdU) 5-chloro-2′-deoxyuridine (CldU), 5-iodo-2′-deoxyuridine (IdU), and 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyiridine (EdU) labeling have been used for identifying the fraction of cel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,407 Views
12 Pages

Role of Muscle Ultrasound for the Study of Frailty in Elderly Patients with Diabetes: A Pilot Study

  • Andreu Simó-Servat,
  • Ernesto Guevara,
  • Verónica Perea,
  • Núria Alonso,
  • Carmen Quirós,
  • Carlos Puig-Jové and
  • María-José Barahona

19 June 2023

Background: Sarcopenia and diabetes contribute to the development of frailty. Therefore, accessible methods, such as muscle ultrasounds (MUSs), to screen for sarcopenia should be implemented in clinical practice. Methods: We conducted a cross-section...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,733 Views
13 Pages

19 June 2023

The boldness and exploration of animals are closely related to their territoriality, with relevant studies having important applications in wildlife conservation. The present study establishes a behavior observation system measuring the boldness and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,103 Views
13 Pages

High-Throughput Analysis of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Levels in Subtypes of People with Type 1 Diabetes

  • Samal Bissenova,
  • Mijke Buitinga,
  • Markus Boesch,
  • Hannelie Korf,
  • Kristina Casteels,
  • An Teunkens,
  • Chantal Mathieu and
  • Conny Gysemans

19 June 2023

Neutrophils might play an important role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes (T1D), by contributing to immune dysregulation via a highly inflammatory program called neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation or NE...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,187 Views
17 Pages

S-100 Proteins: Basics and Applications as Biomarkers in Animals with Special Focus on Calgranulins (S100A8, A9, and A12)

  • José Joaquín Cerón,
  • Alba Ortín-Bustillo,
  • María José López-Martínez,
  • Silvia Martínez-Subiela,
  • Peter David Eckersall,
  • Fernando Tecles,
  • Asta Tvarijonaviciute and
  • Alberto Muñoz-Prieto

19 June 2023

S100 proteins are a group of calcium-binding proteins which received this name because of their solubility in a 100% saturated solution of ammonium sulphate. They have a similar molecular mass of 10–12 KDa and share 25–65% similarity in t...

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