Biology

Biological Nitrogen Removal in the Multi-Omics Era: Coupling Anammox with Microbial-Mineral Synergy

edited by Zhaoming Zheng,

and

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1761 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable nitrogen removal processes; anaerobic ammonium oxidation; aerobic granular sludge; microbial– mineral interactions; multi-omics microbial analysis; bioengineering in wastewater treatment; nitrogen biogeo-chemical cycle; detection and removal of emerging pollutants; water quality assurance technologies; resource re-covery from wastewater

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Microbial Contamination and Food Safety (Volume II)

edited by

Joana Barbosa

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25440 | Submission Open

Keywords: food contamination; food safety practices; microbial inactivation; microbial safety; microbiological hazards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Internal Defense System and Evolution of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Alessio Alesci

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20878 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal defense system; evolution; aquatic animals; immunology; aquatic environment; biodiversity; pollution; ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)

Genetic and Genomic Insights into Cardiovascular Disease

edited by Silvio Zaina and

Carol C. Shoulders

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronary and carotid atheroma; lipids; thrombosis; inflammation; vascular calcification; vascular smooth muscle cells; foam cells; endothelium; immune cells; epigenetics; genetic variation; gene expression and proteomics; cell and disease models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

The Biology of Animal Reproduction

edited by

Jingli Tao

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23010 | Submission Open

Keywords: the regulation of animal reproduction; follicular development and atresia; gamete and embryo development; hormonal control of reproductive processes; epigenetic regulation in reproductive biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)

Genetic Variability within and between Populations

edited by

Sankar Subramanian

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 20 articles | Viewed by 31325 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic structure; population differentiation; FST or fixation index; migration; gene flow; admixture; heterozygosity; inbreeding; coalescence time; allele frequency; random mating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)

Artificial Intelligence Research for Complex Biological Systems

edited by

Yong Chen

and

Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25788 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; generative artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; complex biological systems; cancer; neuroscience; next-generation sequencing; single-cell and bulk omics; genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed

edited by

Yun Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 21114 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic animals; nutrition; aquatic feed; immunity; metabolism

Stem Cells in Experimental Medicine

edited by Xinhua Liao and

Xusheng Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 16498 | Submission Open

Keywords: adult stem cells; induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSs); embryonic stem cells; progenitor cells; stem-cell-derived organoids; stem-cell-derived exosomes; stem-cell-based therapy; stem-cell-based disease modeling; stem-cell-based tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Application of Bioinformatics to Unravel the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Biology

edited by

Yuanyan Xiong

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16272 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer biology; bioinformatics; genetics; epigenetics; transcriptomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Young Researchers in Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

edited by

Ettore Randi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13966 | Submission Open

Keywords: population genomics and diversity; heterozygosity; inbreeding; hybridization; adaptive introgression; natural selection; speciation; bottleneck and population fragmentation; genetic drift; gene flow; extinction risk; evolvability; paleogenomics; phylogeography; conservation units; ecotypes; phylogenetics and systematics; eDNA; non-invasive genetic sampling; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)

Mechanisms Underlying Neuronal Network Activity

edited by Jorge Flores-Hernandez

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12643 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurons; brain circuits; NMDA receptors; acetylcholine; excitability; Parkinson’ s; schizophrenia; learning; attention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Research Progress on Salt Stress in Plants

edited by

Yan Cheng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9055 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress; plants; crops; soil salinization; salt tolerance; abiotic stress; plant protection; plant breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

New Insights in Cancer Genetics—2nd Edition

edited by

Ilda Patrícia Ribeiro

, Isabel Marques Carreira and

Alberto Orfao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6901 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic and epigenetic characterization; diagnosis and prognosis biomarkers; omics profiles; genetic and genomic signature; molecular heterogeneity; molecular targeted therapy; oncogenic signaling pathways; copy number alterations and mutational landscape; chromosome abnormalities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Impact of Climate Change on Structural and Functional Characteristics of Freshwater Ecosystems and Its Implications for Their Resources’ Management

edited by

Franca Sangiorgio

and

Maurizio Pinna

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4232 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI applications; biodiversity; biological assemblages; climate change; ecological resilience; ecosystem ser-vices; freshwater ecosystems; nutrient cycling; temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Head and Neck Cancer: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by Ana Jotic

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3706 | Submission Open

Keywords: head and neck cancer; tumor microenvironment; genetic and epigenetic alterations; oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes; signal transduction pathways; immune evasion; metastasis; drug resistance mechanisms; molecular etiology; cancer biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

The Biology and Behavior of Bees

edited by

Dimitrios Kanelis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3367 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollinators; bee anatomy; bee foraging behavior; bee communication; bee social structure; environmental stressors of bees; effect of pesticide on bees’ behavior; bees’ habitat loss; natural enemies of bees; bees’ disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Recent Advances in Metabolic Disorders

edited by

Vinood B. Patel

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3202 | Submission Open

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(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

The Role of Lipids in Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Yuanyuan Ji

,

Ronghui Gu

and Yaxin Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3150 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid biology; lipid peroxidation; lipidomics; lipid foods or nutrients; cardiovascular disease; neurodegenerative diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Recent Advances in Biological Research on Prostate Cancer

edited by Samson Mashele and Pakiso Makhoahle

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2977 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate cancer; biological research; molecular mechanisms; biomarkers; precision medicine; therapeutic targets; tumor microenvironment; therapeutic resistance; genomics; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Coping with Temperature Increase Induced by Climate Warming: Trends in Ectothermic Species—2nd Edition

edited by

Andreas Walzer

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1942 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; climate warming; ectothermic species; geographic ranges; heat waves; evolutionary adaptations; phenotypic plasticity; species interactions; thermal acclimation

Molecular and Neurological Aspects of Sensory Processing Disorders

edited by

Laura Clara Grandi

,

Daniele Corbo

and

Stefania Bruni

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory processing; sensory processing disorders; SPDs; sensory stimuli; brain activity; genetic; functional neuroimaging studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Studies on Insect Genetics and Genomics

edited by Ying Lin

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1343 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel sequencing technologies; genome-editing methods; sex chromosome origins; horizontal gene transfer; resource insects; eco-friendly insect control technologies; genomics; ecology; molecular biology; insect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Understanding and Targeting Biological Mechanisms of Heart Failure (2nd Edition)

edited by

Lei Ye

and

Wuqiang Zhu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental biology; genetics; stem cells; heart failure; cell therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Studies on Antioxidant Activity of Natural Products from Plants

edited by

Pornsiri Pitchakarn

and

Piya Temviriyanukul

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant natural products; phytochemicals; antioxidant activity; free radical scavenging; functional foods; oxidative stress-accelerated diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Understanding Syncope: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

edited by

Isabel Rocha

and Sérgio Laranjo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open

Keywords: syncope; diagnostic strategies; prognostication; treatment options; quality of life; wearable devices; artificial intelligence; autonomic dysfunction; orthostatic hypotension; POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Machine Learning Advanced Research on Ecosystem Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

edited by Fenghui Yuan and

Tao Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; biogeochemical cycles; ecosystem modeling; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; greenhouse gas; climate change; land-use change; data assimilation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Animal Models for Immune and Infectious Diseases

edited by Shijun Zheng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal models; immune responses; autoimmunity; infectious diseases; host– pathogen interaction; immunotherapies

Pluripotent Stem Cells in Development and Disease

edited by

Qiang Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: pluripotent stem cells (PSCs); early development; regenerative medicine; genetic/epigenetic factors; differentiation; cell fate determination; disease modelling; organoids; genomic editing; single-cell omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)

Wetland Ecosystems (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jian Li

, Chenglang Pan and Qiang Wang

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 22 articles | Viewed by 68185 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological invasion; pollution; carbon sink function; the biogeochemical cycle of biogenic elements; population and community ecology; global climate change; coastal zone management; the structure and function of the microbiome; environmental adaptation mechanisms of wetland organisms; wetland landscape; wetland degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Animal Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by Xiangyu Guo

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28190 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Parkinson's disease; Huntington's disease; neuroscience; animal models; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Biomarkers in Stress Biology and Ecology

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12464 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; ecotoxicology; environmental contamination; stress ecology; neurotoxicity; oxidative stress; pollution

Interactions and Cross-Kingdom Regulation of Hosts and Pathogens/Parasites

edited by

Rui Guo

and Jianfeng Qiu

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: host; pathogen; parasite; interaction; cross-kingdom regulation; immune response; infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Recent Advances in Biosynthesis and Degradation of Plant Anthocyanin

edited by

Qinsong Yang

and

Minjie Qian

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24486 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthocyanin; fruit ripening; flowering coloration; leaf coloration; secondary metabolite; molecular mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

From Basics to Applications of Gene Regulatory Networks

edited by

Thomas Ulas

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10572 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene regulatory networks; computational methods; modeling and simulation; disease mechanisms; therapeutic targeting; transcriptomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Targeting Neuromuscular Plasticity in Injury and Motoneuron Disease

edited by

Rosario Gulino

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural plasticity; dendritic remodelling; axonal sprouting; metabolic changes; mitochondrial dysfunction; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; motoneuron; spinal cord injury; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Pregnancy Health and Complications: Molecular Processes and Mechanisms

edited by

Shibin Cheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 56088 | Submission Open

Keywords: placenta; uterine; fetus; adverse pregnancy outcome; preterm birth; preeclampsia; gestational diabetes; maternal– fetal interface; immune tolerance; inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)

Advances in Wildlife Conservation and Habitat Management in the Anthropocene

edited by

Yiannis G. Zevgolis

and

Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 38195 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative technologies; advanced monitoring techniques; habitat suitability modeling; species distribution modeling; climate change scenarios; anthropogenic; biotic; and abiotic stressors; environmental impact assessments; invasive species management; disease outbreak impacts; long-term ecological monitoring; protected area effectiveness; keystone species conservation; threatened species; adaptive conservation strategies; conservation planning; wildlife conservation; habitat management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

New Insights into Skeletal Muscle Metabolism in Pathological and Physiological Conditions

edited by

Cristina Antinozzi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 25621 | Submission Open

Keywords: skeletal muscle; muscle diseases; hormones; physical exercise; muscle physiology; biomarkers; disease prevention; antibodies; pharmacological approaches; cell metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Stress Adaptation

edited by

Wenqiang Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22085 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant adaptation; environmental stress; molecular mechanism; genetic improvement; stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Evolution, Genetics, and Conservation of Wildlife Respond to Environmental Changes

edited by Jiang Chang and

Shuping Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13987 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental change; wildlife; rapid evolution; genetic diversity; conservation genomics; environmental DNA; species distribution models; adaptive evolution; eco-evolutionary dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)

State of the Art in Fish Nutrition: Antimicrobials, Immunostimulants, Synbiotics and Alternative Protein Sources

edited by Jiun-Yan Loh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13217 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; immunostimulants; antimicrobial peptides; alternative protein/single-cell protein sources; insect meals; aquatic species; metabolisms; disease resistances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Advances in Research on Diseases of Plants (2nd Edition)

edited by

Wei Cheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8354 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopathogen; plant immunity; plant disease resistance; gene expression/regulation; signal regulation; pathogenesis; virulence; genetic engineering; disease control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Current Advances in Echinoderm Research (2nd Edition)

edited by

Muyan Chen

and

Xiutang Yuan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6581 | Submission Open

Keywords: echinoderms; sea cucumbers; starfish; brittle stars; sea urchins

Advances in Infection and Genetic Diversity of Zoonotic Parasites, Hosts and Vectors

edited by

Weerachai Saijuntha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6370 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic parasites; prevalence of infection; helminths; protozoa; vectors; genetic diversity; zoonoses; hosts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)

Plant Stress Physiology: A Trait Perspective

edited by Shuang-Xi Zhou,

Aoxue Wang

and Yanchang Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5170 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthetic traits; hydraulic traits; metabolic traits; stoichiometric traits; molecular traits; trait plasticity; trait adjustment; stress adaptation; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Research Advances in Aquatic Omics

edited by

Zhengyong Wen

,

Qiong Shi

and Haiping Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4978 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; genetics; evolutionary biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)

Metals in Biology (2nd Edition)

edited by

Muhamed Amin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4460 | Submission Open

Keywords: metalloenzymes; iron sulfur cluster; mn cluster; photosystem I; photosystem II

Advances in Biological Breast Cancer Research (2nd Edition)

edited by Anna-Mart Engelbrecht,

Joji Mercier

and

Iman Van Den Bout

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4457 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; breast tumor; breast cancer cells; animal models; cell death; cancer diagnosis; cancer treatment; biomarkers; cancer microenvironment; carcinogens; estrogen receptor; molecular biology; cell biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Nutritional Physiology of Animals

edited by

Bai Xue

,

Yuhong Gao

and Jia Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3941 | Submission Open

Keywords: animals; nutrition; feed additives; novel feed resources; physiology; digestibility; metabolism; stress; reproduction; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

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