Edited by Christopher F. Chabris, Union College, Schenectady, NY, and accepted by the Editorial Board September 17, 2015 (received for review April 1, 2015) ...

To understand the breadth of enterococcal diversity, we examined little-sampled (non-clinical, non-human) environments, including those minimally impacted by human habitation or pollution. To maximize ...

A major challenge in the development of new drugs is the ability to selectively modulate a specific target in the tissue of interest while minimizing undesirable systemic side effects. In the past ...

Limitation of soil microorganisms by key nutrients such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) controls ecosystem processes, including soil carbon cycling. Thus, it is fundamental to understand patterns ...

Circadian disruption, occurring in shift work, sleep deprivation, or dementia, increases the risk of sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength. The cell-intrinsic and extrinsic ...

Ritual activity is commonly argued to have played an important role in the development of complex sociopolitical formations worldwide. In the Central Andes, where ritual apparently contributed to both ...

Contributed by David B. Lobell; received February 5, 2025; accepted April 3, 2025; reviewed by Elizabeth Ainsworth and Francois Tardieu This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural ...

In 2006, historian Jo Guldi recalled Google Books as nothing less than a revelation. The company had started digitizing millions of books from university and public libraries. With a single click, ...

Highlighting the importance of TrmA and TruB and their respective modifications, m 5 U54 and Ψ55 are the only two modifications found within every E. coli tRNA (9, 11).In this model organism, the trmA ...

Two common findings from past research on sleep duration are that people who sleep too little suffer from various health consequences and that people from some cultures often have sleep durations that ...

Understanding how ecosystems respond to ubiquitous microplastic (MP) pollution is crucial for ensuring global food security. Here, we conduct a multiecosystem meta-analysis of 3,286 data points and ...

In tropical and subtropical waters where Trichodesmium flourishes, Fe concentrations generally are very low and often limit its growth. Our results imply that, contrary to previous results obtained ...