Environmental damage from insecticide overuse is a major concern, particularly for conservation of “good” insects such as pollinators that ensure stable production of food crops like fruits and ...

The high emissions intensity of terrestrial animal source food (TASF) and projected increasing demand in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) have spurred interest in the development of animal-free ...

A vibrant discussion of the merits and limitations of animal models is long overdue. The limitation of space precludes addressing many of the questionable approaches and statements by Takao and ...

Edited by Jon Abbatt, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; received August 18, 2024; accepted November 4, 2024 by Editorial Board Member Akkihebbal R. Ravishankara ...

Giraffes congregate at the Copenhagen Zoo. The culling of a giraffe named Marius at this zoo in 2014 sparked a debate about the practice of euthanizing surplus animals at zoos. We argue that such ...

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We performed mass-per-length (MPL) measurements and electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM) with 3D reconstruction on an Aβ(1–42) amyloid fibril morphology formed under physiological pH conditions. The data ...

The McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are a cold hyperarid polar desert that present extreme challenges to life. Here, we report a culture-independent survey of multidomain microbial biodiversity in ...

Lithium-ion batteries are a remarkable technological success story. With improving performance and plunging costs over the last decade, they have helped to transform modern life, powering cell phones, ...