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Scalable quantification of dynamic subcellular spatial organization in single cells across tissues

The paper introduces CellPolariS, a novel image analysis framework that overcomes existing limitations in throughput and spatial resolution to accurately quantify the dynamic subcellular polarity of diverse cell types across tissues, revealing critical insights into polarity changes during hematopoietic differentiation and its rapid temporal dynamics in living cells.

Dirk Loeffler, Soumen Bera, Shalmali Pendse, Marcus Harrell, Jessica Nunes2026-07-02
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Identification of Rare Variants in Candidate Genes Associated with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

This prospective study of breast cancer patients utilized whole-exome sequencing to identify four rare variants in candidate genes (CYP2C8, SLCO1B1, ABCB1, and EPHA8) associated with moderate-to-severe chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, highlighting the potential role of low-frequency genetic variants in ADME and neurological pathways as predictors of treatment toxicity.

William M. Durham, Joan Roehl, Larisa M. Haupt, Kim E. Alexander, Paul J. Dunn2026-07-02
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From breeder flocks to processing plants: Multilocus sequence typing, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence gene profiles of Salmonella in the broiler production chain in Fujian, China

This study characterizes Salmonella isolates across the broiler production chain in Fujian, China, revealing that the dominant ST11 clone of Salmonella Enteritidis is widely distributed with high virulence conservation in breeding stages, while processing plants exhibit significantly elevated antimicrobial resistance rates.

Yi Shi, Xi Niu, Lei Fu, Xiaoping Wu, Song Wang, Ping Liu, Yijian Wu2026-07-02
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Clade-3 Bat Sarbecovirus PRD0038 Reveals Constraints on Coronavirus Emergence and Immune Sensitivity

This study characterizes the African clade-3 bat Sarbecovirus PRD0038, demonstrating its inability to infect human cells via ACE2, its susceptibility to existing antivirals and some antibodies, and its potential to utilize intermediate hosts, thereby defining the functional and immunological constraints that limit its emergence while highlighting available therapeutic countermeasures.

Anfal Abdelgadir, Edgar Kong, Ruth Parsons, Michael Mallory, Boyd Yount, Trevor Scobey, John Powers, Kendra Gully, Lily (…)2026-07-02
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Biodiversity-forest structural diversity relationships differ among taxa

Using airborne lidar and field data across the United States and Puerto Rico, this study reveals that while forest structural diversity is a significant driver of taxonomic diversity for birds, mammals, and beetles, these relationships are taxon-specific and vary in strength and direction, unlike the weak association observed for plants.

Brandon Alveshere, Lesley Bulluck, Elizabeth LaRue, Keith Krause, Christopher Gough2026-07-02
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Codon Usage Bias Shapes CpG Architecture in Millet Coding Sequences

This genome-wide analysis of six millet and related C₄ grass species reveals that synonymous codon usage bias actively shapes CpG dinucleotide architecture in coding sequences, suggesting that codon choice and arrangement preconfigure the structural substrate for gene body methylation and extend the functional role of codon bias beyond translational efficiency to include an epigenetic dimension.

Bevin Nishanth J, Suji Somasundaram2026-07-02