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Landscape-Scale Biodiversity Impacts Analysis of Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Cultivation along Export Supply Chains Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-18 Shuntian Wang, Stephan Pfister
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Sulfamethoxazole is Metabolized and Mineralized at Extremely Low Concentrations Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-18 Ana P. Lopez Gordillo, Alba Trueba-Santiso, Juan M. Lema, Andreas Schäffer, Kilian E. C. Smith
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Addressing Fecal Contamination in Rural Kenyan Households: The Roles of Environmental Interventions and Animal Ownership Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Jenna M. Swarthout, Maryanne Mureithi, John Mboya, Benjamin F. Arnold, Marlene K. Wolfe, Holly N. Dentz, Audrie Lin, Charles D. Arnold, Gouthami Rao, Christine P. Stewart, Thomas Clasen, John M. Colford, Jr., Clair Null, Amy J. Pickering
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Technological Maturity of Aircraft-Based Methane Sensing for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Sahar H. El Abbadi, Zhenlin Chen, Philippine M. Burdeau, Jeffrey S. Rutherford, Yuanlei Chen, Zhan Zhang, Evan D. Sherwin, Adam R. Brandt
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Author Correction: A small and vigorous black hole in the early Universe Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Roberto Maiolino, Jan Scholtz, Joris Witstok, Stefano Carniani, Francesco D’Eugenio, Anna de Graaff, Hannah Übler, Sandro Tacchella, Emma Curtis-Lake, Santiago Arribas, Andrew Bunker, Stéphane Charlot, Jacopo Chevallard, Mirko Curti, Tobias J. Looser, Michael V. Maseda, Timothy D. Rawle, Bruno Rodríguez del Pino, Chris J. Willott, Eiichi Egami, Daniel J. Eisenstein, Kevin N. Hainline, Brant Robertson
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How cheesemaking could cook up an antidote for alcohol excess Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17
A gel made from a milk protein reduces alcohol levels in the blood of intoxicated mice.
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Pig-organ transplants: what three human recipients have taught scientists Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17
As researchers mark the loss of the first living recipient of a pig kidney, they share what they’ve learnt about xenotransplantation.
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mRNA therapy is safe for treating the inherited metabolic condition propionic acidaemia Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17
First-in-human clinical trial shows safety and promising signs of efficacy of mRNA therapy for rare but deadly genetic disease.
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Daniel Dennett obituary: ‘New atheism’ philosopher who sparked debate on consciousness Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17
Cognitive scientist who boldly explored free will, the human mind and AI, and rejected the existence of God.
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Assessment of the Phytotoxicity of HNTs on Two Plants, Cynodon dactylon and Brassica rapa L Environ. Sci.: Nano (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-18 Ming Huang, Jiawei Huang, Haohong Yu, Qili Fangzhang, Mingxian Liu
Nanomaterials show promising potential as agrochemical carriers, but the safety of the nanoparticles toward crops should be assessed systematically. Here, Cynodon dactylon and Brassica rapa L are used as plant models to study the phytotoxicity of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs). The effect of HNTs on the growth for two different plants were compared using the leaf spraying method. The potentially toxic
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Impact of Climate on Soil Organic Matter Composition in Soils of Tropical Volcanic Regions Revealed by EGA-MS and Py-GC/MS Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Han Lyu, Ruohan Zhong, Method Kilasara, Arief Hartono, Zheng Sun, Shinya Funakawa, Tetsuhiro Watanabe
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Characterizing Spatiotemporal Variability in Phosphorus Export across the United States through Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Kimia Karimi, Daniel R. Obenour
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Co-Removal of Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Nitrate from Water by Coupling Pd Catalysis with Enzymatic Biotransformation Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Min Long, Chen-Wei Zheng, Manuel A. Roldan, Chen Zhou, Bruce E. Rittmann
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Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Cyanobacterial Bloom Chemistry Reveals an Open-Ocean Trichodesmium thiebautii as a Talented Producer of Specialized Metabolites Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Christopher W. Via, Laura Grauso, Kelly M. McManus, Riley D. Kirk, Andrew M. Kim, Eric A. Webb, Noelle A. Held, Mak A. Saito, Silvia Scarpato, Paul V. Zimba, Peter D. R. Moeller, Alfonso Mangoni, Matthew J. Bertin
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Quantitative Non-targeted Screening to Profile Micropollutants in Sewage Sludge Used for Agricultural Field Amendments Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Mulatu Y. Nanusha, Emil Egede Frøkjær, Jens Søndergaard, Martin Mørk Larsen, Casper Schwartz Glottrup, Jakob Bruun Nicolaisen, Martin Hansen
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Understanding Stimulation of Conjugal Gene Transfer by Nonantibiotic Compounds: How Far Are We? Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Zhiming He, Arnaud Dechesne, Frank Schreiber, Yong-Guan Zhu, D. G. Joakim Larsson, Barth F. Smets
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Combining Fleetwide AviTeam Aviation Emission Modeling with LCA Perspectives for an Alternative Fuel Impact Assessment Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Jan Klenner, Marianne T. Lund, Helene Muri, Anders H. Strømman
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Life Cycle Economic and Environmental Assessment of Producing Synthetic Jet Fuel Using CO2/Biomass Feedstocks Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Dimitri M. Saad, Tom Terlouw, Romain Sacchi, Christian Bauer
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Recycled Iron Phosphates: A New Phosphorus Fertilizer for Paddy Rice Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Rochelle Joie Saracanlao, Toon Saelens, Andreas Voegelin, Erik Smolders, Maarten Everaert
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Reading between the lines: application essays predict university success Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17
Applicants whose essays had broader ‘semantic content’ tended to achieve higher marks.
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Recycled sewage, public health and the memory of the world: Books in brief Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
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Could bird flu in cows lead to a human outbreak? Slow response worries scientists Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17
The H5N1 virus is a long way from becoming adapted to humans, but limited testing and tracking mean we could miss danger signs.
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US halts funding to controversial virus-hunting group: what researchers think Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-16
Some scientists think the decision regarding EcoHealth Alliance is fair, while others say it might negatively impact virus surveillance.
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Found at last: long-lost branch of the Nile that ran by the pyramids Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-16
Geological survey reveals the remains of a major waterway that ancient Egyptian builders could have used to transport materials.
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Daily briefing: ‘Quantum internet’ demonstrated in three cities Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-16
Three research teams each created quantum-entangled states over several kilometres of existing optical fibres in real urban areas. Plus, lizard-inspired buildings could save lives and linguists are re-examining the idea that people are shaped by their native language.
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Gut microbes linked to fatty diet drive tumour growth Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-16
Scientists know there is a link between obesity and some cancers. A study in mice and people suggests why that might be.
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Daily briefing: How AI could help mathematicians achieve ‘moments of divine inspiration’ Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-15
Mathematical conjectures could be the ideal testing ground for AI-assisted discovery. Plus, why humans are so good at running and how to kill ‘zombie’ cells that make us age.
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Iron oxide nanoparticles as enhancers of growth-promoting bacteria: a step towards developing nano-biofertilizers Environ. Sci.: Nano (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Tatiana Benedetti, Wagner Antonio Tamagno, Elisangela Sordi, Edson Campanhola Bortoluzzi
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Toxicity of the mixture of nanoparticles to algae–bacteria consortia in OECD media Environ. Sci.: Nano (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Samridhi Rana, Arun Kumar
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Potassium-based nanomaterials significantly enhance nutrient utilization efficiency and promote high crop yields Environ. Sci.: Nano (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Qibin Wang, Ying Liao, Weichen Zhao, Tianjing Yi, Yaqi Jiang, Guikai Zhu, Yi Sun, Quanlong Wang, Lili Huang, Fangwu Chen, Peng Zhang, Yukui Rui
Potassium (K) is an essential element for plant growth and development. It promotes various metabolic reactions and significantly improves the plant's uptake and utilization of nitrogen. This study conducted a comprehensive lifecycle investigation, comparing the long-term effects of soil-applied K2SiO3 nanoparticles (K2SiO3-NPs), K18Mo8O33 nanoparticles (K18Mo8O33-NPs), and K2SO4 at concentrations
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Mechanical strengthening of perovskite-substrate heterointerface for highly stable solar cells Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Xuesong Leng, Yichu Zheng, Jingjing He, Benben Shen, Haonan Wang, Qing Li, Xinyi Liu, Miaoyu Lin, Yifeng Shi, Zhanpeng Wei, Yu Peng, Huagui Yang, Qiang Niu, Shuang Yang, Yu Hou
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have shown power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of over 26% that rival the crystalline silicon cells, but their projected application was largely postponed by the device instability, particularly the degradation that originated from the defective bottom interfaces. Here, we introduce a cohesive guanidine polymer, as macromolecular glue, to strengthen the buried interface
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Sailing towards sustainability: offshore wind's green hydrogen potential for decarbonization in coastal USA Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Rishi Kaashyap Balaji, Fengqi You
In the pursuit of achieving net-zero emissions to combat climate change, green hydrogen is expected to be an important decarbonization vector for hard-to-abate sectors. Scaling up green hydrogen production necessitates significant resources such as renewable energy and water, presenting an opportunity for a synergistic integration with offshore wind - a largely an untapped energy source with abundant
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Aeroelectrolyte for Atmospheric Open Electrochemical Cells Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Yeji Lim, Yoon Jeong Yoo, Boran Kim, Suji Kim, Ga-Yoon Kim, Won-Hee Ryu
Expediting electrochemical reactions that involve gaseous components is crucial for the development of diverse energy and environmental applications (batteries, electrochemical conversion, fuel cells, and gas sensors). Unfortunately, the intrinsically closed structure of conventional electrochemical cell systems, in which a liquid (or solid) electrolyte exists between the electrodes, does not allow
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Hole-transporting alternating copolymers for perovskite solar cells: thia[5]helicene comonomer outperforms planar perylothiophene analog Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Lifei He, Yuyan Zhang, Bing Zhang, Tianyu Li, Yaohang Cai, Ming Ren, Jing Zhang, Peng Wang, Yi Yuan
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Maize (Zea mays L.) Plants Alter the Fate and Accumulate Nonextractable Residues of Sulfamethoxazole in Farmland Soil Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Xuan Wu, Feifei Sun, Siqi Cao, Qilin Wang, Lianhong Wang, Songfeng Wang, Yan He, Boris Alexander Kolvenbach, Philippe Francois-Xavier Corvini, Rong Ji
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The Ins and Outs of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Great Lakes: The Role of Atmospheric Deposition Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Chunjie Xia, Staci L. Capozzi, Kevin A. Romanak, Daniel C. Lehman, Alice Dove, Violeta Richardson, Tracie Greenberg, Daryl McGoldrick, Marta Venier
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Socio-environmental Opportunities for Organic Material Management in California’s Sustainability Transition Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Anaya L. Hall, Aleksandra I. Ponomareva, Margaret S. Torn, Matthew D. Potts
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Occurrence and Fate of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Atmosphere: Size-Dependent Gas-Particle Partitioning, Precipitation Scavenging, and Amplification Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Xiaotong Li, Yuan Wang, Jiansheng Cui, Yali Shi, Yaqi Cai
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Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Exposure Induces Adverse Effects on the Population Dynamics of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Dingyu Luo, Yongwei Guo, Zhiwei Liu, Lang Guo, Hongri Wang, Xikai Tang, Zhuo Xu, Yuping Wu, Xian Sun
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Probabilistic Estimation of Airborne Micro- and Nanoplastic Intake in Humans Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Yu Chen, Yuchuan Meng, Guodong Liu, Xiaohua Huang, Guangming Chai
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Mitigation of Triclocarban Inhibition in Microbial Electrolysis Cell-Assisted Anaerobic Digestion Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Sha Long, Xuran Liu, Jun Xiao, Dejiang Ren, Zewei Liu, Qizi Fu, Dandan He, Dongbo Wang
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Improving Estimates of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Concentration from In Situ Fluorescence Measurements across Estuaries and Coastal Wetlands Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Matthew W. Weiser, Jaydi Swanson, Nilotpal Ghosh, Jiyeong Hong, Joshua P. Harringmeyer, Karl Kaiser, Cédric G. Fichot
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In-Depth Understanding of the Oxidative Compatibility of Volatile Organic Compounds with Mn2O3 and Pt-Loaded Catalysts Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Tingting Pan, Sijia Bai, Xueshan Zhang, Hua Deng, Yuqin Lu, Wenpo Shan, Hong He
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Synergetic Manipulation Mechanism of Single-Atom M–N4 and M–OH (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) Sites for Ozone Activation: Theoretical Prediction and Experimental Verification Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Guangfei Yu, Jing Wang, Zhaomeng Xu, Hongbin Cao, Qin Dai, Yiqiu Wu, Yongbing Xie
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Reducing Soil-Emitted Nitrous Acid as a Feasible Strategy for Tackling Ozone Pollution Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Chaoyang Xue, Can Ye, Keding Lu, Pengfei Liu, Chenglong Zhang, Hang Su, Fengxia Bao, Yafang Cheng, Wenjie Wang, Yuhan Liu, Valéry Catoire, Zhuobiao Ma, Xiaoxi Zhao, Yifei Song, Xuefei Ma, Max R. McGillen, Abdelwahid Mellouki, Yujing Mu, Yuanhang Zhang
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Overlooked Activation Role of Sulfite in Accelerating Hydrated Electron Treatment of Perfluorosulfonates Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Zhiwen Jiang, Sergey Denisov, Daniel Adjei, Mehran Mostafavi, Jun Ma
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Lead Speciation, Bioaccessibility, and Sources for a Contaminated Subset of House Dust and Soils Collected from Similar United States Residences Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Tyler D. Sowers, Matthew D. Blackmon, Richard T. Wilkin, Matt Rovero, Sharon E. Bone, Marissa L. Jerden, Clay M. Nelson, Karen D. Bradham
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Marine Colloids Boost Nitrogen Fixation in Trichodesmium erythraeum by Photoelectrophy Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Weilu Kang, Li Mu, Xiangang Hu
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Construction of a Synthetic Microbial Community for Enzymatic Pretreatment of Wheat Straw for Biogas Production via Anaerobic Digestion Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Jinmeng Chen, Yafan Cai, Zhi Wang, Songtao Wang, Jia Li, Chuan Song, Wei Zhuang, Dong Liu, Shilei Wang, Andong Song, Jingliang Xu, Hanjie Ying
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Storage and Distribution of Organic Carbon and Nutrients in Acidic Soils Developed on Sulfidic Sediments: The Roles of Reactive Iron and Macropores Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Changxun Yu, Nguyen Tan Luong, Mohammed E. Hefni, Zhaoliang Song, Eva Högfors-Rönnholm, Sten Engblom, Shurong Xie, Roman Chernikov, Markus Broström, Jean-François Boily, Mats E. Åström
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Comprehensive Toxicological Assessment of Halobenzoquinones in Drinking Water at Environmentally Relevant Concentration Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Yuanyuan Wang, Fengbang Wang, Lulu Li, Lan Zhang, Maoyong Song, Guibin Jiang
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Strategies for Enhancing Plant Immunity and Resilience Using Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agriculture Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Peng Zhang, Yaqi Jiang, Fabienne Schwab, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Renato Grillo, Jason C. White, Zhiling Guo, Iseult Lynch
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Open-Framework Vanadate as Efficient Ion Exchanger for Uranyl Removal Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Cheng Meng, Mingyang Du, Zhibin Zhang, Qian Liu, Chunpei Yan, Zifan Li, Zhimin Dong, Jianqiang Luo, Jianguo Ma, Yunhai Liu, Xiangke Wang
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Experimental and Computational Study of Pyrogenic Carbonaceous Matter Facilitated Hydrolysis of 2,4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN) Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Nourin I. Seenthia, Eric J. Bylaska, Joseph J. Pignatello, Paul G. Tratnyek, Samuel A. Beal, Wenqing Xu
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Diffusion in Porous Rock Is Anomalous Environ. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-12 Ashish Rajyaguru, Ralf Metzler, Ishai Dror, Daniel Grolimund, Brian Berkowitz
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Imprinting of serum neutralizing antibodies by Wuhan-1 mRNA vaccines Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Chieh-Yu Liang, Saravanan Raju, Zhuoming Liu, Yuhao Li, Guha Asthagiri Arunkumar, James Brett Case, Suzanne M. Scheaffer, Seth J. Zost, Cory M. Acreman, Matthew Gagne, Shayne F. Andrew, Deborah Carolina Carvalho dos Anjos, Kathryn E. Foulds, Jason S. McLellan, James E. Crowe, Daniel C. Douek, Sean P. J. Whelan, Sayda M. Elbashir, Darin K. Edwards, Michael S. Diamond
Immune imprinting is a phenomenon in which prior antigenic experiences influence responses to subsequent infection or vaccination1,2. The effects of immune imprinting on serum antibody responses after boosting with variant-matched SARS-CoV-2 vaccines remain uncertain. Here, we characterized the serum antibody responses after mRNA vaccine boosting of mice and human clinical trial participants. In mice
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Organoids merge to model the blood–brain barrier Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-15
Combining a brain organoid with a blood-vessel organoid yields a system similar to a protective mesh in the brain.
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Controlled failure: The building designed to limit catastrophe Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-15
New design - inspired by lizard tails - could save lives by isolating collapsing sections of damaged buildings
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Evolution of a novel adrenal cell type that promotes parental care Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Natalie Niepoth, Jennifer R. Merritt, Michelle Uminski, Emily Lei, Victoria S. Esquibies, Ina B. Bando, Kimberly Hernandez, Christoph Gebhardt, Sarah A. Wacker, Stefano Lutzu, Asmita Poudel, Kiran K. Soma, Stephanie Rudolph, Andres Bendesky
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Suppressed thermal transport in silicon nanoribbons by inhomogeneous strain Nature (IF 64.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Lin Yang, Shengying Yue, Yi Tao, Shuo Qiao, Hang Li, Zhaohe Dai, Bai Song, Yunfei Chen, Jinlong Du, Deyu Li, Peng Gao