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A catalogue of recombination coldspots in interspecific tomato hybrids
Pooled-pollen sequencing to map regions where genetic recombination does and doesn’t occur when breeding tomatoes.
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June 13, 2024
Single-step generation of homozygous knockout/knock-in individuals in an extremotolerant parthenogenetic tardigrade using DIPA-CRISPR
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06/27/2024
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Golgi associated RAB2 interactor protein family contributes to murine male fertility to various extents by assuring correct morphogenesis of sperm heads
GARINs are conserved in humans, and expanding the understanding of GARINs potentially contributes to the elucidation of human male infertility.
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06/21/2024
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Filamin protects myofibrils from contractile damage through changes in its mechanosensory region
Understanding how our muscles sustain contractile damage.
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06/20/2024
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Wild Patagonian yeast improve the evolutionary potential of novel interspecific hybrid strains for lager brewing
Using wild yeast strains to develop new brewing applications to expand the repertoire of de novo lager yeasts.
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06/17/2024
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An endothelial regulatory module links blood pressure regulation with elite athletic performance
Advancing our understanding of the molecular genetics of athletic performance and vascular traits in both horses and humans.
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06/13/2024
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History of tuberculosis disease is associated with genetic regulatory variation in Peruvians
Genetic variation explains risk of TB, by regulating the expression of genes involved in the control of Mtb infection.
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06/03/2024
research article
Conserved signalling functions for Mps1, Mad1 and Mad2 in the Cryptococcus neoformans spindle checkpoint
Mps1-dependent phosphorylation of C-terminal Mad1 residues is a critical step in Cryptococcus spindle checkpoint signalling.
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05/31/2024
research article
Adaptations to nitrogen availability drive ecological divergence of chemosynthetic symbionts
The importance of nitrogen availability in driving the ecological diversification of chemosynthetic symbiont species.
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05/30/2024
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Paramutation at the maize pl1 locus is associated with RdDM activity at distal tandem repeats
pl1 paramutation depends on trans-chromosomal RNA-directed DNA methylation operating at a discrete cis-linked and copy-number-dependent...
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