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Pre-symptomatic biophysical profiling as a candidate approach for early screening of cowpea mild mottle virus tolerance in common bean

This study demonstrates that OJIP chlorophyll a fluorescence profiling can detect pre-symptomatic photosynthetic disruptions in common bean as early as one day after inoculation with Cowpea mild mottle virus, offering a rapid, non-destructive tool for distinguishing tolerant from susceptible genotypes in breeding programs.

William Rafael Ribeiro, Leonardo José Motta Campos, Amanda Lopes Ferreira, Matheus Costa Moura, Paula Arielle M. Ribeiro (…)2026-10-29
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The 67-bp Variable Duplication in the Bovine ADIPOQ Promoter Is Associated with Fat-Related Carcass Traits and Modulates Promoter Activity through a HES5-Responsive Motif

This study demonstrates that a 67-bp variable duplication in the bovine *ADIPOQ* promoter functions as a copy number-dependent repressor of gene expression via a HES5-responsive motif and is significantly associated with variations in fat-related carcass traits in Gaoqing Black cattle.

Yufu Li, Qunli Li, Peidong Qu, Aixin Li, Chuanying Pan, Ningbo Chen, Enhui Jiang, Xianyong Lan2026-10-29
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Multi-scale effects of single-dose psilocybin in the macaque brain

This study utilizes multimodal imaging and multi-omics analyses in macaques to demonstrate that a single dose of psilocybin induces lasting functional network reorganization, enhanced energy metabolism, and neuroimmune modulation characterized by anti-inflammatory shifts and extracellular matrix remodeling in the primate brain.

Jiaojian Wang, Jin Chen, Wenjie Sun, Zeyuan Yang, Chengsi Luo, Futing Yang, Yu-Xuan Zhu, Hongshuang Wang, Xihan Zhang, J (…)2026-10-29
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A novel chromosomally encoded OXA-12-like β-lactamase variant (bla OXA-1433 ) in a new Aeromonas veronii sequence type (ST3591) from ready-to-eat oysters

This study characterizes a novel chromosomally encoded OXA-12-like β-lactamase variant (blaOXA-1433) and a new sequence type (ST3591) in Aeromonas veronii isolated from ready-to-eat oysters, highlighting the role of seafood as a reservoir for emerging antibiotic resistance determinants.

Gustavo Rocha, Mateus R. Ribas, Jussara K. Palmeiro, Thais C. M. Sincero, Mónica V. Cunha2026-10-29
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Panel-Gene Transcriptomic Associations in Multiple Sclerosis: a three-cohort white-matter analysis of a locked 468-gene detoxification panel

This study identifies a set of high-confidence gene expression changes in multiple sclerosis white matter through a meta-analysis of a 468-gene detoxification panel across three cohorts, yet finds that these panel genes are not significantly enriched for differential expression compared to the rest of the transcriptome and that the findings represent postmortem transcript associations rather than established mechanisms like ferroptosis.

Mark E. McCaulley2026-10-29
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A living enzymatic adenosine switch couples metabolic rescue to IL-12-driven antitumor immunity

This study presents a modular living immunotherapeutic strategy using tumor-tropic *E. coli* engineered to surface-display adenosine deaminase and interleukin-12, which locally converts immunosuppressive adenosine into T-cell-fueling inosine while simultaneously stimulating immune responses to effectively control diverse hematologic and solid tumors.

Rizwan Romee, Stephanie Sendker, Shaobo Yang, Eden Bobilev, Alice Chen, Fuguo Liu, Anna Bader, Xingyu Deng, Jenny Ho, Ma (…)2026-10-29