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2014 article

Cas9 Targeting and the CRISPR Revolution

Barrangou, R. (2014, May 16). SCIENCE, Vol. 344, pp. 707–708.

By: R. Barrangou n 

MeSH headings : Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats; DNA Cleavage; Gene Targeting / methods; Genetic Engineering / methods; RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida / genetics; Streptococcus pyogenes / genetics
TL;DR: This work has shown that genome editing technology based on the prokaryotic CRISPR–Cas9 system is completely revolutionizing genome engineering and has already started to supplant incumbent genome editing technologies, such as TALENs and ZFNs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 review

CRISPR-Cas Systems: Prokaryotes Upgrade to Adaptive Immunity

[Review of ]. MOLECULAR CELL, 54(2), 234–244.

By: R. Barrangou n  & L. Marraffini *

MeSH headings : Adaptive Immunity / genetics; Bacteriophages / immunology; CRISPR-Associated Proteins / immunology; Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats / immunology; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; Inverted Repeat Sequences; Prokaryotic Cells / immunology; Prokaryotic Cells / virology
TL;DR: CRISPR-Cas shares functional features with the mammalian adaptive immune system, while also exhibiting characteristics of Lamarckian evolution and can be repurposed for numerous DNA targeting applications including transcriptional control. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Better the devil you throw: Experience and support for pay-as-you-throw waste charges

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY, 38, 132–142.

By: Z. Brown n  & N. Johnstone*

author keywords: Behavioural environmental economics; Pay-as-you-throw; Pigouvian taxes; Political economy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Within-population variability in a moth sex pheromone blend: genetic basis and behavioural consequences

By: A. Groot n, G. Schoefl, O. Inglis n, S. Donnerhacke*, A. Classen *, A. Schmalz*, R. Santangelo n, J. Emerson n ...

author keywords: Lepidoptera; Heliothis virescens; quantitative trait locus analysis; delta-11-desaturase; balancing selection; heterozygote advantage
MeSH headings : Animals; Genetic Variation; Inbreeding; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Moths / genetics; Moths / metabolism; Moths / physiology; Phenotype; Quantitative Trait Loci; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / genetics; Sexual Behavior, Animal
TL;DR: A model in which the QTL is a trans-acting repressor of delta-11 desaturase expression explains many features of the data, and selection favouring heterozygotes which produce more unsaturated components could maintain a polymorphism at this locus. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Using Historical and Experimental Data to Reveal Warming Effects on Ant Assemblages

PLOS ONE, 9(2).

By: J. Resasco *, S. Pelini*, K. Stuble*, N. Sanders *, R. Dunn n , S. Diamond n, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, D. Levey *

Contributors: J. Resasco *, S. Pelini*, K. Stuble*, N. Sanders *, R. Dunn n , S. Diamond n, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, D. Levey *

TL;DR: Effects of warming on ant assemblages in southeastern US is explored using historical and experimental data to highlight the difficulty of interpreting community responses to warming based on historical records or experiments alone. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Sex Determination Mechanisms in the Calliphoridae (Blow Flies)

Sexual Development, 8(1-3), 29–37.

By: M. Scott n , M. Pimsler* & A. Tarone *

author keywords: Calliphoridae; Chrysomya rufifacies; Cochliomyia hominivorax; doublesex; Lucilia cuprina; Sex determination; transformer
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Diptera / genetics; Diptera / physiology; Genes, Insect; Models, Genetic; Molecular Sequence Data; RNA Splicing / genetics; Sex Determination Processes
TL;DR: A model that has been proposed for how tra transcripts are sex-specifically spliced in calliphorids is discussed, which is very different from D. melanogaster and L. cuprina. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Recasting the theory of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission dynamics and control

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 108(4), 185–197.

By: D. Smith *, T. Perkins*, R. Reiner *, C. Barker *, T. Niu*, L. Chaves *, A. Ellis*, D. George* ...

author keywords: Dengue; Filariasis; Malaria; Mosquito-borne pathogen transmission; Vector control; West Nile virus
MeSH headings : Animals; Culicidae; Humans; Insect Vectors; Models, Biological; Models, Theoretical; Parasitic Diseases / prevention & control; Parasitic Diseases / transmission
TL;DR: Novel mathematical approaches show how heterogeneity arises from the biology and the landscape on which the processes of mosquito biting and pathogen transmission unfold, and point to the capacity to model heterogeneous, focal transmission as the most important but relatively unexplored component in current theory. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Psychological Sense of Community: A New Construct for the Field of Management

JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, 23(2), 107–122.

By: N. Boyd * & B. Nowell n 

author keywords: corporate social responsibility; corporate culture; perceived organizational support; sense of community; community
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Proportional Accumulation of Yolk Proteins Derived From Multiple Vitellogenins is Precisely Regulated During Vitellogenesis in Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 321(6), 301–315.

By: V. Williams n, B. Reading n , H. Amano*, N. Hiramatsu*, J. Schilling n, S. Salger n, T. Williams n , K. Gross n, C. Sullivan n

MeSH headings : Animals; Bass / metabolism; Blotting, Western; Egg Proteins / analysis; Egg Proteins / biosynthesis; Egg Proteins / metabolism; Egg Proteins / physiology; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Female; Liver / chemistry; Mass Spectrometry; Ovary / chemistry; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Vitellogenesis / physiology; Vitellogenins / analysis; Vitellogenins / biosynthesis; Vitellogenins / metabolism; Vitellogenins / physiology
TL;DR: The results indicate that proportional accumulation of multiple Vtgs in the yolk may depend both on the precise rates of their hepatic secretion and specific uptake by oocytes, and composition of the Vtg-derived yolk May vary among Acanthomorph fishes, perhaps reflecting their different early life histories and reproductive strategies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

Nature Communications, 5.

By: N. Terrapon, C. Li, H. Robertson, L. Ji, X. Meng, W. Booth, Z. Chen, C. Childers ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Isolation of Paenibacillus glucanolyticus from pulp mill sources with potential to deconstruct pulping waste

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 164, 100–105.

By: S. Mathews n , J. Pawlak n  & A. Grunden n 

author keywords: Biodegradation (bacterial degradation); Pulp mill waste; Black liquor; Lignin; Paenibacillus glucanolyticus
MeSH headings : Anaerobiosis / drug effects; Biomass; Carbon / pharmacology; Fermentation / drug effects; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Industrial Waste; Lignin / metabolism; Paenibacillus / genetics; Paenibacillus / growth & development; Paenibacillus / isolation & purification; Paper; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Temperature
TL;DR: Minimal media growth curves demonstrated that this facultative anaerobic microorganism can degrade black liquor as well as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin and was shown to be capable of growth onblack liquor as the sole carbon source based on minimal media growth studies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

How many and which ant species are being accidentally moved around the world? (Retraction of vol 9, 20130540, 2013)

Miravete, V., Roura-Pascual, N., Dunn, R. R., & Gomez, C. (2014, July). BIOLOGY LETTERS, Vol. 10.

By: V. Miravete, N. Roura-Pascual, R. Dunn*  & C. Gomez

Contributors: V. Miravete, N. Roura-Pascual, R. Dunn*  & C. Gomez

TL;DR: Es tracta de la correccio de l'article original publicat a Biology Letters, 2013, vol. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

How fragmentation and corridors affect wind dynamics and seed dispersal in open habitats

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 111(9), 3484–3489.

By: E. Damschen *, D. Baker*, G. Bohrer *, R. Nathan *, J. Orrock *, J. Turner *, L. Brudvig *, N. Haddad  n, D. Levey *, J. Tewksbury*

author keywords: diversity; plant community; habitat structure; reserve design; long-distance dispersal
MeSH headings : Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Geography; Models, Biological; Plant Physiological Phenomena / physiology; Seed Dispersal / physiology; Wind
TL;DR: It is concluded that habitat fragmentation and corridors strongly impact the movement of wind-dispersed species, which has community-level consequences. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Geographic Variation in Sexual Attraction of Spodoptera frugiperda Corn- and Rice-Strain Males to Pheromone Lures

PLOS ONE, 9(2).

By: M. Unbehend *, S. Haenniger, G. Vasquez n, M. Laura Juarez, D. Reisig n , J. McNeil*, R. Meagher *, D. Jenkins*, D. Heckel *, A. Groot *

Ed(s): R. Newcomb

MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Geography; Linear Models; Male; North America; Oryza / parasitology; Puerto Rico; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / pharmacology; Sexual Behavior, Animal / drug effects; South America; Species Specificity; Spodoptera / drug effects; Spodoptera / physiology; Zea mays / parasitology
TL;DR: Both strains show rather geographic than strain-specific differences in their response to pheromone lures, and that regional sexual communication differences might cause geographic differentiation between populations. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Genetic control of invasive fish: technological options and its role in integrated pest management

BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 16(6), 1201–1216.

By: R. Thresher *, K. Hayes *, N. Bax *, J. Teem*, T. Benfey* & F. Gould n 

author keywords: Biological control; Daughterless; Genetic control; Insect; Recombinant; Triploidy; Trojan Y
TL;DR: Modelling suggests that the efficacy of any of these genetic techniques is enhanced by, and in turn non-additively enhance, conventional methods of pest fish control. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Electrical penetration graph studies to investigate the effects of cyantraniliprole on feeding behavior of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Capsicum annuum

PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 70(5), 836–840.

By: A. Jacobson n & G. Kennedy n 

author keywords: Myzus persicae; electrical penetration graph; feeding behavior; anthranilic diamide; cyantraniliprole
MeSH headings : Animals; Aphids / drug effects; Aphids / physiology; Capsicum / physiology; Electrophysiological Phenomena; Feeding Behavior / drug effects; Insecticides / pharmacology; Pyrazoles / pharmacology; ortho-Aminobenzoates / pharmacology
TL;DR: Electrical penetration graphing was used to compare effects of cyantraniliprole on feeding behavior of Myzus persicae with those of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid applied as a soil drench to pepper plants two-, six-, and ten-days post-treatment. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Do lower yielding farmers benefit from Bt corn? Evidence from instrumental variable quantile regressions

FOOD POLICY, 44, 285–296.

By: S. Sanglestsawai *, R. Rejesus n & J. Yorobe*

author keywords: Quantile regression; Instrumental variables; GM crop; Bt corn; Selection bias; Yield impact; The Philippines
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (OpenAlex)
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Deletion of acetyl-CoA synthetases I and II increases production of 3-hydroxypropionate by the metabolically-engineered hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus

METABOLIC ENGINEERING, 22, 83–88.

By: M. Thorgersen *, G. Lipscomb*, G. Schut *, R. Kelly n  & M. Adams *

author keywords: Electrofuels; Metallosphaera sedula; Acetyl-CoA synthetase; 3-Hydroxypropionate
MeSH headings : Archaeal Proteins; Coenzyme A Ligases; Gene Deletion; Lactic Acid / analogs & derivatives; Lactic Acid / metabolism; Metabolic Engineering / methods; Pyrococcus furiosus / genetics; Pyrococcus furiosus / metabolism
TL;DR: It is shown that strains of MW56 lacking the α-subunit of either of the two ACSs previously characterized from P. furiosus exhibit a three-fold increase in specific 3-HP production. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Conversion of 4-Hydroxybutyrate to Acetyl Coenzyme A and Its Anapleurosis in the Metallosphaera sedula 3-Hydroxypropionate/4-Hydroxybutyrate Carbon Fixation Pathway

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 80(8), 2536–2545.

By: A. Hawkins n, M. Adams * & R. Kelly n 

MeSH headings : Acetyl Coenzyme A / metabolism; Carbon Cycle; Escherichia coli / genetics; Gene Expression Profiling; Metabolic Networks and Pathways / genetics; Recombinant Proteins / genetics; Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification; Recombinant Proteins / metabolism; Sodium Oxybate / metabolism; Sulfolobaceae / metabolism; Transcriptome
TL;DR: Transcriptomic analysis revealed the importance of the 3HP/4HB pathway in supplying acetyl-CoA to anabolic pathways generating intermediates in M. sedula metabolism, and provided the framework for examining connections between CO2 fixation and central metabolism in the sedula. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 review

Biotechnological applications of halophilic lipases and thioesterases

[Review of ]. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 98(3), 1011–1021.

By: S. Schreck n & A. Grunden n 

author keywords: Lipase; Thioesterase; Halophilic; Halotolerant; Biofuel; Algae; Dunaliella
MeSH headings : Biotechnology / methods; Lipase / metabolism; Thiolester Hydrolases / metabolism
TL;DR: This review provides a brief overview of lipases and esterases and examines specific structural motifs and evolutionary adaptations of halophilic lipases, and provides an in-depth look at an exciting algal-based biofuel production system. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

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