Chronic kidney disease is an increasing global public health concern, and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concept proposes that adverse conditions during critical developmental windows predispose offspring to chronic disorders later in life. Maternal protein restriction (MPR), a well-established experimental model reflecting food insecurity, has been shown to impair nephrogenesis and promote long-term r...

Aim Estimate the Darwinian shortfall (i.e., the lack of knowledge about phylogenetic relationships) of bees worldwide, as well as identify their drivers. Location Global. Taxon Bees (Hymenoptera, Anthophila). Methods We built phylogenies for over 12,000 bee species, combining the most comprehensive phylogeny and an algorithm with random solutions to insert missing lineages. The Darwinian shortfall was quantified as the Phyloge...

Plant tissue culture offers a controlled platform for biodiversity conservation, clonal propagation, and the production of bioactive compounds; however, the exclusion of natural microbial partners limits morphogenesis, aerial and root system development, and acclimatization success. Biotization with Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms (PGPMs) has emerged as a strategy to re-establish functional plant-microbe interactions dis...

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) theory proposes that adverse conditions during critical developmental windows can increase disease susceptibility throughout life. Maternal protein restriction (MPR) is a well-established experimental model that impairs offspring lung development, affecting pulmonary structure, metabolism, and molecular pathways from early life to aging. However, little is known about its...

Background: The stink bug complex is one of the most damaging pests of soybean, reducing yield and seed quality. Genetic resistance remains the most sustainable and effective management strategy, but its quantitative inheritance and labor-intensive field phenotyping make its implementation in breeding programs challenging. Objective: This study explored high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) eq...

The performance of ophthalmic surgeries, particularly penetrating keratoplasty, is associated with an increased risk of ocular infections, especially fungal keratitis. In addition to infections such as post-surgical occlusions, microbial contamination of the donor’s tissue, predominantly fungal in nature, can also lead to the disposal of said tissue. The genus Fusarium , along with several species from the Candida genus, emerg...

Drought is a major constraint to plant growth and productivity, and rising atmospheric CO₂ concentrations are expected to modify plant responses to water limitation. However, how CO₂ enrichment reshapes the physiological, metabolic, and molecular regulation of specialized metabolite production under drought remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated the combined effects of elevated CO₂ (e[CO₂]) and drought on plant morph...

Key message This study highlights native species’ potential for urban landscaping in the Amazon region, prioritizing safety and ecosystem benefits. Abstract Public squares can be important elements for sustainable urban development and adaptation to climate change, for which an adequate tree composition is key. In the Amazon region, despite the high tree biodiversity, it is common to select unfitted species to compose public s...

Tropical zones currently produce the majority of the world’s agricultural food; however, their thermal environment poses a challenge to animals. In this context, silvopastoral systems (SPS) have been proposed to provide animals with milder microclimates owing to their shaded areas. To evaluate the impact of the silvopastoral system on the behavior, gonadosomatic development, and endocrine profile of young beef bulls, as well a...