Purpose Weed management in vegetable production systems is increasingly constrained by labor shortages, rising input costs, and the need to reduce herbicide use while avoiding crop injury. Precision, site-specific spraying offers a promising alternative to broadcast application; however, its effectiveness under real field conditions is often limited by unreliable weed detection, sprayer resolution, and timing inaccuracies. Thi...

Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections are a significant risk for hemodialysis patients, who would significantly benefit from a preventative vaccine. To-date S. aureus vaccine trials have failed, in part due to lack of consideration of pre-existing immune imprints in relevant patient cohorts. Using a machine learning algorithm this study revealed, prior S. aureus exposure in a cohort of 180 hemodialysis patients, was ass...

Lynch syndrome, the most common hereditary cancer syndrome, is caused by germline pathogenic variants in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Identifying complex or structural MMR gene pathogenic variants can be challenging with short-read sequencing resulting in patients with unexplained MMR-deficient tumours. In this study, we report multiple members of a family who developed MSH2-deficient tumours where clinical multi-gene pane...

Implementing the European Green Deal requires a consistent food systems’ policy that involves not only targeting the supply side but also conducting extensive changes in diets at the consumer level. Reducing meat consumption is an obvious strategy to put the European food system on track to meet the Green Deal’s goals. This cannot be achieved by focusing solely on consumer choice and individual responsibility. Stronger governa...