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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Epigenetic analysis of Paget’s disease of bone identifies differentially methylated loci that predict disease status

    Ilhame Diboun, Sachin Wani ... Omar ME Albagha
    PDB-associated differences in DNA methylation are reproducible and reflect key environmental modulators of bone homeostasis including viral processes, vitamin D metabolism, as well as mechanical sheer load.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Neuroscience

    Atmospheric particulate matter aggravates CNS demyelination through involvement of TLR-4/NF-kB signaling and microglial activation

    Bing Han, Xing Li ... Yuan Zhang
    An atmospheric trigger, the respirable particulate matter boost microglia pathogenic activities in the context of CNS demyelination by activating TLR-4/NF-kB signaling axis in animal models of immune- and toxicity-induced demyelination, as well as myelinogenesis during postnatal development.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
    2. Ecology
    E. coli illustration

    The Natural History of Model Organisms: The unexhausted potential of E. coli

    Zachary D Blount
    A better understanding of the remarkable diversity, natural history and complex ecology of E. coli in the wild could shed new light on its biology and role in disease, and further expand its many uses as a model organism.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology
    House sparrow illustration

    The Natural History of Model Organisms: The house sparrow in the service of basic and applied biology

    Haley E Hanson, Noreen S Mathews ... Lynn B Martin
    The house sparrow, one of the most ubiquitous birds in the world, is now used extensively in studies across disciplines in the life sciences.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Mouse brain transcriptome responses to inhaled nanoparticulate matter differed by sex and APOE in Nrf2-Nfkb interactions

    Amin Haghani, Mafalda Cacciottolo ... Caleb E Finch
    Transcriptome analysis of mouse brain revealed that the APOE4 allele and sex can alter air pollution neurotoxicity in adults.
    1. Cancer Biology

    Air pollution particles hijack peroxidasin to disrupt immunosurveillance and promote lung cancer

    Zhenzhen Wang, Ziyu Zhai ... Lei Dong
    Inhaled fine particulate matters impair immune defense to accelerate tumorigenesis by pulling the strings of interstitial collagen in lung tissue.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Merging multi-omics with proteome integral solubility alteration unveils antibiotic mode of action

    Ritwik Maity, Xuepei Zhang ... Javier Sancho
    Like two peas in a pod but not exactly alike, similar molecules targeting the same bacterial protein behave differently, requiring systems biology and target deconvolution to gain better comprehension.
    1. Neuroscience

    Anatomical basis and physiological role of cerebrospinal fluid transport through the murine cribriform plate

    Jordan N Norwood, Qingguang Zhang ... Patrick J Drew
    Chemical ablation of olfactory sensory neurons blocks cerebrospinal fluid outflow into the nasal epithelium, leading to alterations of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics.
    1. Medicine

    Loss of adaptive capacity in asthmatic patients revealed by biomarker fluctuation dynamics after rhinovirus challenge

    Anirban Sinha, René Lutter ... Edgar Delgado Eckert
    Fluctuation of biomarkers is a novel way of studying system stability during stable and unstable states of health and disease, revealing the systems' ability to cope with external perturbations.
    1. Ecology

    Point of View: A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering

    Bonnie C Wintle, Christian R Boehm ... William J Sutherland
    Horizon scanning has been used to identify opportunities and risks presented by 20 emerging issues in the field of biological engineering.