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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Heyndrickxia faecalis DSM 32016 (TechnoSpore50®) for calves for fattening/rearing, and other bovines, ovines, caprines, cervids and camelids at the corresponding developmental stage (Biochem Zusatzstoffe Handels? und Produktionsgesellschaft mbH)

- AbstractFollowing a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Heyndrickxia faecalis (formerly identified as Weizmannia...

PS6-25. Dogs' Daily Activity Patterns Change with Age.

29/09/2026 - Dogs’ physiology changes as they age. These changes are accompanied by behavioral shifts, such as changes in dogs’ activity levels and daily activity rhythms. This study aimed to explore how...

Biological control of cocoa pod borer (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) for sustainable integrated pest management in tropical regions: a synthesis and recommendations

04/10/2026 - The cocoa pod borer (CPB), Conopomorpha cramerella is the most destructive pest of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) in tropical Southeast Asia and the Pacific, causing yield losses of up to 80% to 90% among...

Cranberry Fungal Endophyte Presence in Cranberry Propagative Cuttings and Young Plantings From Central and Northern Wisconsin

- This study characterised 15,224 fungal isolates from Wisconsin cranberry propagative materials, identifying seven key genera including several associated with fruit rot. Significant tissue?specific...

Morphogenesis of bacterial colonies in liquid crystalline environments

- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 34, August 2026. SignificanceMany bacteria live in environments with the characteristics of liquid crystals—fluids whose...

Origin and impacts of ploidy variation in the coral Pocillopora acuta in Hawai‘i

07/08/2026 - Differences in ploidy impact fitness, shaping adaptation and evolutionary trajectories. Although polyploidy has been documented in corals, the mechanisms that give rise to polyploidy and the...

Phenotypic Variation in the in Vitro and in Planta Aggressiveness Traits Among Exserohilum turcicum Strains From South Africa

- Exserohilum turcicum strains vary in pathogenicity and aggressiveness, with higher in vitro spore production associated with greater disease severity and AUDPC.ABSTRACTExserohilum turcicum, causal...

A unifying framework for the evolution of metazoa and social insects, two major evolutionary transitions

- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 32, August 2026. The evolution of life is characterized by major transitions, i.e., the evolution of new targets of selection...

Co?Flowering Plant Species in a Glasshouse Boost Both Strawberry Production and Bee Health

- Integrating co?flowering plants into glasshouse strawberry systems creates a “win?win” synergy where floral diversification enhances stingless bee vitality and crop visitation. This approach...

Membrane Perturbation and Nutrient Transport Dysregulation Are Conserved Targets of Thyme Essential Oil Against Shiga Toxin?Producing Escherichia coli on Pea Sprouts

- ABSTRACTVegetable sprouts are high?risk carriers of Shiga toxin?producing Escherichia coli (STEC), with the emerging “big six” STEC serogroups (e.g., O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145) posing...

Dietary chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) supplementation improves colony development, nutritional status, antioxidant defences, and honey production in honey bee colonies

The life history of recessive deleterious alleles as seen through the eyes of a honey bee (Apis mellifera)

03/07/2026 - Deleterious mutations arise continually in natural populations, yet their full life histories—from origin to elimination—are rarely observed directly. Our understanding of mutational fate in the...

Inhibitory modulation of age-dependent behavior through dsx-expressing cells in honeybees

- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 29, July 2026. SignificanceAge-dependent polyethism generates division of labor and is a hallmark of social organization. In...

Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Baboon Facial Variation Challenges a Classic Papionin Trait

22/06/2026 - SynopsisThe Linnaean family of monkeys that includes baboons, macaques, and mandrills (among others) is notably characterized by large, extended muzzles that vary in lateral nasal dorsum profile. In...

Hive mind: Microbial communities and the making of memory

- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 27, July 2026.

Enriching historical biologging datasets on seabirds using deep neural networks: A transformer?based approach to infer energy expenditure proxy from GPS and environmental data

- AbstractRecent advances in biologging have led to the widespread use of accelerometers, which generate high?resolution movement data essential for understanding animal behaviour. Derived from...

Ancient but dynamic: structural expansion, massive gene duplication, and transposable element colonization in a supergene controlling ant social organization

27/05/2026 - Supergenes are clusters of linked loci that underlie complex alternative phenotypes, such as colony social organization in ants. In many species of the genus Formica, a 30 million-year-old supergene...

Neofusicoccum and Phytophthora Species: An Emerging Threat to Fig Trees (Ficus carica) in Italy, With the Description of Phytophthora messapica sp. nov.

- The work helped clarify the complex aetiology of common fig decline in Italy as the result of a simultaneous attack by canopy pathogens (Ascomycetes, family Botryosphaeriaceae) and root pathogens...

Using wingbeat frequency to estimate mass gain

- AbstractEnergy intake is a fundamental currency in ecology that is critical to reproductive success, survival and lifetime fitness. Measuring foraging success in wild animals via biologgers has been...

From Nest Box to Neighborhood: Patterns of Island Biodiversity Characterized Through eDNA From Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Nest Boxes

- There are many environmental DNA (eDNA) sources within and around a seabird nest. These DNA traces from soil, plant material, feathers, feces, and other nest components enable detection of a wide...

Emergence pathways of organic livestock systems in arid environments: a longitudinal systems analysis of Saudi Arabia

- IntroductionOrganic livestock systems are well documented in temperate regions, yet their emergence in arid agro-ecosystems remains poorly understood. Environmental constraints such as water...

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