Biology

Global Fisheries Resources, Fisheries, and Carbon-Sink Fisheries

edited by

Teruhisa Komatsu

,

Min Xu

and

Zengqiang Yin

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 25 articles | Viewed by 26544 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; habitats; overfishing; fishery resource biology; economic aquatic animal behavior; stock enhancement by releasing; environmental DNA; fisheries management; climate change; ecosystems; ecological models; carbon-sink; aquatic ecological ranches; fisheries products

Biogeochemical Element Cycling in Plant–Soil Systems: Implications for Ecosystem Dynamics and Services

edited by

Daniel Puppe

and Wajid Zaman

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 20295 | Submission Open

Keywords: autotrophs; biomass production; climate stabilization; ecosystem functions; ecosystem management; ecosystem policy; global change; heterotrophs; pollination; soil fertility; soil macro-organisms; soil micro-organisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Environmental DNA (eDNA) for Assessment of Coastal Marine Biodiversity

edited by

Maurizio Pinna

and

Valeria Specchia

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2728 | Submission Open

Keywords: eDNA metabarcoding; coastal marine ecosystems; biodiversity; genetic distances; ecological indicators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Computational Modeling of Drug Delivery

edited by

Dingding Han

and Arezoo M. Ardekani

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3554 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational modeling; drug delivery; computational fluid dynamics; biofluids; quantitative biotransport; mathematical models; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophysics)

Experimental Biology 100 Years After the Foundation of the Italian Society: A Celebratory Special Issue

edited by

Francesco Cappello

and

Maria Grazia Palmerini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 55488 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomy; histology; embryology; physiology; biochemistry; cell biology; genetics; pharmacology; anthropology; cancerology; pathology; microbiology; advanced microscopy and imaging; aging; aquatic environments; artificial intelligence applied to biomedicine; biodiversity and modeling; biology of reproduction and infertility; biomedical and pharmaceutical biotechnology; cellular stress; environment and health; micro- and nanovesicles in biomedicine; neuroscience; nutrition and food supplements; plant biology; precision medicine; regenerative medicine; structural biology; urban biodiversity and climate change

Adaptation of Living Species to Environmental Stress

edited by

Mario Pagano

and Sonia Del Prete

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 39249 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; environmental stress; evolutionary response; physiological adaptation; behavioral adaptation; morphological adaptation; climate change; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecological resilience; sound waves

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Physiology and Pathophysiology of Obesity

edited by Yifei Kang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 32394 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary intervention; alternative food; food supplementation; weight loss; weight management; obesity comorbidities; obesity pathophysiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

Innovative Biotechnologies for Advancing Protein Function Investigation

edited by Yongjuan Zhao, Wanhua Li and Qiwen Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 31866 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein imaging and visualization; high-throughput screening; computational methodologies; protein engineering; protein– protein interactions; protein– ligand interactions; biological mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotechnology)

Advances in Wildlife Conservation and Habitat Management in the Anthropocene

edited by

Yiannis G. Zevgolis

and

Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 26770 | 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)

Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Response in Plants under Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Treatment (Volume II)

edited by

Costantino Paciolla

,

Alessandra Villani

and

Martina Loi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22850 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; bioactive compounds; biotic and abiotic stress; food quality; LED; nutrients; plant defense; plant response; productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Nutrition, Environment, and Fish Physiology

edited by

Quanquan Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 21264 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; physiology; nutrition; environment; effects TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian // TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back // This page is in English Translate to Simplified Chinese Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Lao Latvian Lithuanian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Simplified Chinese Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Traditional Chinese Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Always translate English to Simplified Chinese Never translate English Never translate admin.mdpi.com

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Biology)

Animal Models in Toxicology

edited by

Rob U. Onyenwoke

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20257 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal model; biomarker of harm; pharmacokinetics; route of exposure; toxicology; toxin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicology)

Immune Microenvironment and Molecular Mechanism of Glioma

edited by Carolina Cristina Jancic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 18450 | Submission Open

Keywords: gliomas; tumor microenvironment; immune response; tumor evasion; tumor resistance; immunotherapy TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian // TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back // This page is in Latin Translate to Simplified Chinese Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Lao Latvian Lithuanian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Simplified Chinese Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Traditional Chinese Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Always translate Latin to Simplified ChinesePRO Never translate Latin Never translate admin.mdpi.com

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Stress Adaptation

edited by

Wenqiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15495 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Recent Advances in Tumor Microenvironment Biology

edited by Hongbin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12996 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor microenvironment; immune cells’ stromal cells; extracellular matrix; angiogenesis; metabolic reprogramming; tumor-associated macrophages; tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; cytokine signaling; therapeutic targeting strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Differential Gene Expression and Coexpression (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ioannis Michalopoulos

and

Apostolos Malatras

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12382 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; cyclooxygenase 2; microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1; cancer; epithelial mesenchymal transition; biomarkers; immunotherapy; metabolism; myeloid and lymphoid cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Animal Models of Pancreatic Diseases

edited by Preeti Chhabra and Kenneth Brayman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11368 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal models; pancreatic diseases; pancreatitis; pancreatic cancer; diabetes; pathogenesis; therapeutic targets; preclinical testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

Stem Cells in Neurological Disorders: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Ying Liu and Qi Lin Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8539 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cell research; neurological disorders; induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs); cell replacement therapy; gene editing in neurology; stem cell-derived exosomes; neuroregeneration; disease modeling; neuroprotective strategies; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

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

edited by Jiun-Yan Loh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8375 | 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)

Young Investigators in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

edited by

Wuqiang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6625 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein structure and function; DNA Methylation; apoptosis; computational biology; molecular development biology; molecular enzymology; molecular evolution; molecular immunology; molecular virology; systems biology; proteins and nucleic acids; protein trafficking; proteomics; structural and functional genomics; transcriptomics; signaling

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

Epibiosis in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Marco Albano

and

Claudio D’Iglio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5428 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; biodiversity; animals; aquatic environments; marine biology; marine zoology; marine ecology; radiation biology; interspecific interactions; evolution

Molecular Biology of Plants

edited by

Jun Ni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5275 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptome; metabolome; genome editing; genetic modification; stress resistance; yield improvement; secondary metabolites; flowering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Radiation and Biology: Investigating Cellular, Organismal, and Environmental Responses

edited by

Narongchai Autsavapromporn

,

Bing Wang

,

Takanori Katsube

and

Jiraporn Kantapan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5269 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation-induced DNA damage and repair pathways; oxidative stress and redox signaling in radiation response; radiation-induced epigenetic modifications; radiation-induced immunomodulation and inflammation; radiation-induced carcinogenesis and disease susceptibility; ecological consequences of ionizing radiation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)

Young Researchers in Plant Sciences

edited by

Luigi De Bellis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4757 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; biotic and abiotic stress responses; carbon sequestration; ecosystem functions; gene– function relationships; photosynthesis; phytohormones; phytoremediation; plant interactions with viruses; bacteria; fungi; plants; and animals; primary and secondary metabolism; seed development; signalling pathways; structure– function simulation modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Unveiling Novel Gene Functions: Mechanisms, Evolution and Applications

edited by

Paola Bellosta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4603 | Submission Open

Keywords: Novel Gene Mechanisms; Molecular Pathways; Systems Biology; Moonlighting Genes; Adaptive Evolution; Synthetic Biology Applications

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

Insecticide Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms and Ecological Implications

edited by Kaikai Mao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4512 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide resistance; molecular mechanism; regulatory network; ecological impact; non-target impact; resistance genes; pest resistance management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Arthropods as Vectors of Human and Animal Pathogens: Vector Ecology and Disease Transmission

edited by Panpim Thongsripong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4052 | Submission Open

Keywords: vector; disease ecology; vector-borne pathogens; mosquito; tick; flies; sandflies; triatomine; tsetse; fleas; mites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)

Mechanisms of Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation Underlying Plant Resistance

edited by Feng Zhang,

Yue Ma

and

Mengyuan Yan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3569 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biotic and abiotic stresses; multi-omics; genetic engineering; genome editing; epigenetic regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Responses and Resistance Mechanisms of Plants Under Environmental Stress

edited by

Aoxue Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease resistance; cold tolerance; defense priming; pathogen perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

The Application of Microorganisms and Plants in Soil Improvement

edited by

Zedong Teng

and

Xiaoliang Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2646 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; microbial diversity; microbial metabolism; nutrient transformation; plant growth promotion; rhizosphere effect; soil improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Living Resources of the Deep Sea: Biological Profiles and Environmental Linkages

edited by

Zuozhi Chen

and

Longshan Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2374 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea fisheries; spawning-ground shifts; habitat– environment coupling; rare deep-sea biodiversity; molecular adaptation; environmental DNA (eDNA); acoustic monitoring; fishery remote-sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Biology)

RNA Biology and mRNA in Diseases

edited by

Yongye Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2297 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress granule; cRISPR/Cas13; vaccine; mRNA drug; antisense oligonucleotides; RNA methylation; microRNA; long non-coding RNA; RNA binding; RNA activation; circular RNA; fluorescent RNA; cell surface RNA; cancer; neurodegenerative disease

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

Deciphering the Biological Activity of Natural Compounds: Metabolic Control and Health Repercussions

edited by

Abhay Prakash Mishra

and

Manisha Nigam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2196 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; cytotoxic activity; pharmacology; enzyme inhibition; antioxidants; molecular mechanisms; anti-inflammatory activity; in vivo/vitro models; phytochemical analysis/evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Experimental Biology, Life Science and One Health: From Basic to Translational Research

edited by

Francesco Cappello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2096 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomy; histology; embryology; aquatic environment and ecosystem; biotechnology and bioengineering; cell stress; environment and health; extracellular vesicles; fight against cancer; movement and nutrition science; neuroscience; plant ecology and ecosystem; regenerative biomedicine

Research on Morphology and Sensorimotor Systems of Insect Antennae

edited by Lifeng Meng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: antennae structure; sensilla; olfaction; olfactory receptors; sensory integration; antenna lobe; pheromones; predator avoidance; foraging behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Protein Kinases: Key Players in Carcinogenesis

edited by

Yingyu Cui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein kinases; carcinogenesis; molecular mechanisms; kinase inhibitors; cancer stem cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Young Researchers in Immunology

edited by

Natalia Osna

and Moses New-Aaron

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)

Biosynthesis of Ribosomes

edited by Fuxing Zeng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open

Keywords: ribosome biogenesis; ribosome assembly; ribosome precursor; rRNA modification; ribosomal proteins; ribosomopathies; assembly factors

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

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Carcinogenesis: Recent Advances

edited by

Giorgio Mangino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: mucosal and cutaneous HPVs; squamous cell carcinoma; tumorigenesis; therapy; prognostic and diagnostic markers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)

Improving Knowledge of Pharmacotoxicology and Biomedical Analysis of Drugs of Abuse and New Psychoactive Substances

edited by Nunzia La Maida and

Annagiulia Di Trana

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: new psychoactive substances (NPSs); drug toxicity; LC-HRMS/MS; GC-MS/MS; bioassay

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

Organ-on-a-Chip: Biology Meets Technology

edited by Julia Mantaj

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: human biology; disease modelling; drug development; novel therapies; personalized medicine; organ-on-a-chip technology; novel technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotechnology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Bone Metastasis in Cancer

edited by Ana Carolina Dos Santos Monteiro

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone metastasis; osteoimmunology; tumor– immunity interactions; myeloid-derived suppressor cells; RANKL/OPG signaling; TGF-β ; Wnt; immune evasion; extracellular vesicles; metastatic niche; cancer cell dormancy; preclinical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

From Conception to Birth: Embryonic Development and Disease

edited by

Paschalis Theotokis

, Soultana Meditskou and

Maria Eleni Manthou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8493 | Submission Open

Keywords: embryology; organogenesis; cell differentiation; gametes; reproduction; sex ratio; birth defects; pathophysiology; disease

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

Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression

edited by

Xu Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4018 | Submission Open

Keywords: allele-specific expression; cis-regulatory elements; RNA maturation and stability; DNA methylation; histone modifications; chromatin remodeling; transcription factors; non-coding RNA; small RNA

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

Tumor Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

edited by Xinbin Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2576 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor migration; cancer cell invasion; cancer metastasis; biomechanics; tumor microenvironment; extracellular matrix; matrix degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Advances in Animal Functional Genomics

edited by Chugang Mei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1789 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; gene editing; phenomics; epigenetics; livestock; conservation; CRISPR; host– microbiome interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Sexual Determination and Reproductive Regulation in Aquatic Organisms

edited by Liang Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1309 | Submission Open

Keywords: sex-determining gene; sex chromosome; sex control breeding; sex-determining pathway

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

Molecular Interactions and Biological Functions of Bioactive Compounds in Food and Health

edited by

Wuyang Huang

and

Daniela D. Herrera-Balandrano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; nutraceuticals; food function; healthy effects; antidiabetic action; anti-inflammatory properties; antioxidants

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

Detection of Parasites and Parasitic Diseases in Animals

edited by

Bogumila Pilarczyk

and Agnieszka Tylkowska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasitic infections; parasitic diseases; veterinary diagnostics; molecular techniques; epidemiology; zoonoses; host-parasite interactions; antiparasitic therapies; wildlife health; preventive programs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Intermolecular Interactions in Cytochrome P450 Systems

edited by

Dmitri Davydov

and John Hackett

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytochrome P450; NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase; cytochrome b5; adrenodoxin; microsomes; protein– protein interactions; protein-lipid interactions; systems biochemistry of drug metabolism; cytochrome P450-dependent signaling

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

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