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Role of the Human Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease
edited by Jerome Gay-Quéheillard
submission deadline 21 May 2025 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiota; dysbiosis; gut epithelial barrier; IBD; brain– gut axis; obesity; anxiety; depression; immune system; prebiotics; probiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Biology, Ecology and Management of Aquatic Macrophytes and Algae
edited by , Shuang Zhao and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 20369 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic macrophytes and algae; ecological planning and management; harmful algal blooms and control; biological resources and environment; mangrove forest; ecological restoration; biodiversity; plant physiology; water security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
Neural Correlates of Perception in Noise in the Auditory System
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17706 | Submission Open
Keywords: auditory perception; neuronal selectivity; communication sounds; auditory cortex; masking noise
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Recent Advances in Wolbachia and Spiroplasma Symbiosis submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7617 | Submission Open
Keywords: herbivore-associated bacterial symbionts; facultative endosymbionts; co-infection; cytoplasmic incompatibility; complex relationship; horizontal transmission; host-insects; physiological interactions; intracellular bacteria
Immune Microenvironment and Molecular Mechanism of Glioma
edited by Carolina Cristina Jancic
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6728 | 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)
Repair and Regeneration of Skeletal Muscle
edited by Huili Tong
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6475 | Submission Open
Keywords: skeletal muscle; sarcopenia; atrophy; muscle satellite cells; regeneration and repair
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)
Animal Models for Disease Mechanisms
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6394 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal models; spontaneous models; induced models; disease mechanisms; pathogenesis research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4736 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic animals; nutrition; aquatic feed; immunity; metabolism
Genetic Variability within and between Populations
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4706 | 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)
Stem Cells in Experimental Medicine
edited by Xinhua Liao and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4557 | 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)
From Conception to Birth: Embryonic Development and Disease
edited by , Soultana Meditskou and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2817 | 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)
Mechanisms of Protein Thermostability
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2345 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein thermostability; enzyme stability; biocatalysis; mechanism of protein thermostability; protein structure and function; bioengineering for protein thermostability
The Biology and Behavior of Bees
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1612 | 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)
Research Progress on Salt Stress in Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 974 | 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)
Young Researchers in Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 696 | 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)
Understanding and Targeting Biological Mechanisms of Heart Failure (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open
Keywords: developmental biology; genetics; stem cells; heart failure; cell therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Multi-Omics Perspectives on Microbial Community Dynamics
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; microbial communities; microbial dynamics; selection pressure; genes; antimicrobials; ecosystems; environmental research; omics data integration; association studies; parasites; bacteria; viruses; fungi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Cotton: Genomics, Biotechnology and Molecular Breeding
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: cotton; genomics; functional genomics; biotechnology; germplasm; QTL mapping; molecular breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Exposure to Heavy Metals: Advances in Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity
edited by Qianru Chi and Yi Zhao
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal pollutants; exposure assessment; toxic mechanism; biomarkers; metabolomics; environmental quality monitoring; bioinformatics analysis methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicology)
Unraveling the Influence of Genetic Variants on Gene Regulation
edited by Marcio A.A. Almeida
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics; genomics; gene expression analysis; EQTL identification; machine learning and artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Understanding Syncope: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Diagnosis and Management
edited by and Laranjo Sergio
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 237 | 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)
Animal Models of Retinal Degenerative Diseases
edited by Elliot H. Choi and Marco Bassetto
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: retinal degeneration; inherited retinal diseases; retina; retinal pigment epithelium; animal models; photoreceptors; retinal ganglion cells; choroid; neovascularization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
From the Eye to the Brain: Current Progress in Elucidating the Neural Circuit Dynamics Underlying Visual Processing
edited by Manuel Gomez-Ramirez
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: calcium imaging; optogenetics; ultrasound; 2-photon imaging; non-human primates; humans; optics; neurons; dendrites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Wetland Ecosystems (2nd Edition)
edited by , Chenglang Pan and Qiang Wang
submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16565 | 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 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9142 | 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 submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7722 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; ecotoxicology; environmental contamination; stress ecology; neurotoxicity; oxidative stress; pollution
Recent Advances in Biosynthesis and Degradation of Plant Anthocyanin
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12523 | 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
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4447 | 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)
Mitochondria: The Diseases' Cause and Cure
edited by and Ludgero C. Tavares
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 32070 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathology and clinical aspects of mitochondrial diseases; mitochondrial biology; metabolism; bioenergetic; biochemistry; energy production; disease; treatment; prevention; pharmacology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Immune Response Regulation in Animals
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 25904 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunoregulation of animals; vaccination; immunomodulators; immune memory; cytokine; biotechnology; immune response; molecular networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
The Convergence of Neuroscience and ICT: From Data to Insights
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 24642 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroscience; neurobiology; neuroimaging; ICT; digitalization; brain; behavior; cognitive control; brain imaging; computational neuroscience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Pregnancy Health and Complications: Molecular Processes and Mechanisms
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 23418 | 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)
Conservation Genetics as a Management Tool for Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Species submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22082 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation genetics; forensics; molecular markers; management; plants; animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Cell Signaling in Health and Disease
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15466 | Submission Open
Keywords: disease pathophysiology; cell differentiation; tissue homeostasis; organ remodeling; cell biology; cell morphology; embryology; human anatomy; organogenesis; organ meiopragia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Mining Favorable Alleles for Crop Yield, Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14377 | Submission Open
Keywords: high yield; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance; favorable gene editing; favorable gene transformation; genomic selection; favorable allele or haplotype identification; pyramiding breeding by molecular technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Stress Adaptation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10078 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant adaptation; environmental stress; molecular mechanism; genetic improvement; stress tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
De Novo Detection of Transposons
edited by Dongying Gao, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9438 | Submission Open
Keywords: transposons; de novo detection; genome; evolution; activity; data analysis pipeline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Sciences in Cardiology and Vascular Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8200 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiology; vascular disorders; atherosclerosis; microcirculation; biomechanics; biochemistry and molecular biology; cell biology; signaling pathway
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Molecular Mechanisms and New Targets of Refractory Asthma
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7864 | Submission Open
Keywords: refractory asthma; airway hyperresponsiveness; T2 and non-T2 inflammation; steroid resistance; therapeutic targets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Social Behavior in Zebrafish submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7448 | Submission Open
Keywords: zebrafish; social behavior; mutant; transgenic; central nervous system; autism; pharmacology; imaging; genetics; environmental factor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioural Biology)
Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Longevity and Aging, Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6972 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics of aging; cellular aging; gene regulation; genetic mechanisms of longevity; gene expression; genetic modulation; healthy aging; age-related pathologies; genetics of longevity; epigenetic of longevity; epigenetic of aging
Plant–Microbe–Environment Interactions Under Current Climate Constraints: Unravelling Mechanisms of Pathogen Action and Host Defense in Agroforestry Systems
edited by Arcangela Frascella and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3389 | Submission Open
Keywords: microorganism– plant interactions; plant disease; biodiversity; secondary metabolites; biocontrol; invasive pathogens; oomycetes; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Applications of Proteomics in Biological Fluids and Biopsies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3171 | Submission Open
Keywords: proteomics; biological fluids; biomarkers; biopsies; disease; diagnosis; mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Understanding the Genomic Mechanisms of Oncology
edited by Sharona Elgavish and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2552 | Submission Open
Keywords: omics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; genome-wide mutation profiling; epigenetics; medical imaging; tumor microenvironment; machine-learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Biological and Ecological Risk Assessment and Management
edited by , Yan Chen and Enguang Nie
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1613 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; biological effects; biodegradation and transformation; ecotoxicity; analysis technologies; health risk; risk assessment; bioremediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
Computational Discovery Tools in Genomics and Precision Medicine
edited by Felix Dietlein
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational genomics; data-driven precision medicine; computational biology; biologically informed algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Recent Advances in Neuroscience: Theoretical, Applied, and Experimental Research
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1436 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroscience; genetics; brain; optogenetics; fMRI; MRI; TMS; tDCS; gene therapy; evolutionary neuroscience; psychiatric disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Biological Mechanisms of Photoprotection and Innovative Strategies for UV Protection submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; oxidative stress; photoprotection; UV radiation; photobiology; skin damage; skin biometrics; sunscreens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Molecular Basis of Metabolic Homeostasis
edited by Verónica Miksztowicz
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1021 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic homeostasis; adipose tissue; liver diseases; cardiovascular disease 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 special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Metals in Biology (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open
Keywords: metalloenzymes; iron sulfur cluster; mn cluster; photosystem I; photosystem II
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