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A Hierarchical Molecular Scaffold for Vestibular Circuit Organization

By integrating multi-modal approaches to map the cellular diversity, connectivity, and developmental trajectory of the vestibular periphery, this study establishes a hierarchical molecular scaffold that links embryonic origin to specific neuronal subtypes and their functional roles in balance and spatial orientation.

Francois Lallemend, Meghna Kolluri, Prach Techameena, Paula Fontanet, Hung Sheng Shih, Laurence Picton, Csaba Adori, Cha (…)2026-07-21
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Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Epigenetic Regulation: A Multi-Cohort Study of DNA Methylation Changes

This multi-cohort study demonstrates that ultra-processed food consumption is associated with a reproducible and modifiable DNA methylation signature across diverse study designs, implicating key genes involved in endothelial signaling, DNA damage response, neuronal function, and metabolic regulation.

Laura Rubio-Gordón, Celia Martínez-Pérez, Rodrigo San Cristóbal, Alberto Dávalos, Pilar Guallar-Castillón, Oriol A Range (…)2026-07-21
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CAPRA predicts single-cell transcriptional responses to genetic perturbations with response anchoring and residual correction

The paper introduces CAPRA, a novel response-anchored model that predicts single-cell transcriptional responses to genetic perturbations by combining control states, gene embeddings, and learned corrections, thereby achieving superior accuracy and interpretability in both single- and double-gene tasks compared to existing methods.

Dong-Qing Wei, Zhongcheng Fang, Qi Gao, Yajing Yuan, Han Wang, Hong Tan, Jiayi Li, Zhennan Peng, Lan Yang, Mengyuan Jin (…)2026-07-21
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Assembly and Comparative Analysis of the Complete Mitogenome of Nephelium lappaceum: insights into structure, phylogenetic implications, and RNA editing

This study presents the first complete assembly and comprehensive comparative analysis of the *Nephelium lappaceum* (rambutan) mitochondrial genome, revealing its structural features, RNA editing patterns, and evolutionary relationships within Sapindaceae to provide a foundational resource for future functional and phylogenetic research.

Dan Feng, Dong Yu, Hailin Qiu, Wuqiang Ma, Jun Wang2026-07-21
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Carbon partitioning through the pentose phosphate pathway regulates behavioral maturation in honeybees via a redox–endocrine axis

This study reveals that Deformed Wing Virus infection in honeybees redirects glucose carbon to the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway to generate NADPH, which fuels juvenile hormone biosynthesis and drives precocious behavioral maturation, thereby establishing a conserved metabolic–redox–endocrine axis linking stress-induced metabolic reprogramming to behavioral outcomes.

YUEHLUNG WU, Yun-Heng Lu, Yao-Kuang Tseng, Wei-Chan Chang2026-07-21
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Large-scale in-silico bacterial cryptochrome/photolyase screening identifies an extremophile radical-pair candidate with expanded flavin–tryptophan wiring

Through a large-scale in-silico screening of over 22,000 bacterial cryptochrome/photolyase proteins, researchers identified a thermophilic candidate, A0A6M1RS91, which possesses an expanded flavin–tryptophan electron-transfer network, making it a promising new target for investigating radical-pair photochemistry and magnetic-field sensitivity.

Georgios Miliotis2026-07-21
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FAM155B driven by BPTF promotes breast cancer progression and paclitaxel resistance via SREBP1-mediated fatty acid metabolic reprogramming

This study reveals that the chromatin remodeler BPTF transcriptionally activates FAM155B, which in turn drives breast cancer progression and paclitaxel resistance by upregulating SREBP1-mediated fatty acid metabolic reprogramming.

Yihong Luo, Sijia Zhang, Weifeng Qu, Xuhui Zhao, Yuan Fang, Jun Gao, Jingyi Wang, Shiguang Yang, Wei Zhu, Zhilong Ai, We (…)2026-07-21