In December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged,
causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. SARS-CoV, the agent …

Clostridioides difficile is the major worldwide cause of antibiotic-associated gastrointestinal
infection. A pathogenicity locus (PaLoc) encoding one or two homologous toxins, toxin A (…

Translation of seed stored mRNAs is essential to trigger germination. However, when RNAPII
re-engages RNA synthesis during the seed-to-seedling transition has remained in question…

Most strains of proteolytic group I Clostridium botulinum (G1 C. botulinum) and some strains
of Clostridium sporogenes possess genes encoding botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), a potent …

… Benjamin JM Tremblay … Benjamin JM Tremblay … Benjamin JM Tremblay PhD work is
funded by an FPI predoctoral fellowship (PRE2019-090156) from MICIN/AEI/10.13039/…

The analysis of microbial genomes from human archaeological samples offers a historic
snapshot of ancient pathogens and provides insights into the origins of modern infectious …

Background: The airway epithelium represents a critical component of the human lung that
helps orchestrate defenses against respiratory tract viral infections, which are responsible for …

Exhumation of the southern Tibetan plateau margin reflects interplay between surface and
lithospheric dynamics within the Himalaya–Tibet orogen. We report thermochronometric data …

During the International Polar Year (IPY), large international research programs provided a
unique opportunity for assessing the current state and trends in major components of arctic …

S6K1 has emerged as a critical signaling component in the development of insulin resistance
through phosphorylation and inhibition of IRS-1 function. This effect can be triggered …