Biology

Applications of Stable Isotope Analysis in Ecology

edited by

Edoardo Calizza

,

Giulio Careddu

and

Maria Letizia Costantini

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18039 | Submission Open

Keywords: community ecology; population ecology; biotic interactions; food webs; nutrient cycling; ecosystem structure and functioning; disturbance; stability; environmental change; climate change; invasive species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Benthic Biodiversity from Microbes to Multicellular Organisms and Its Functional Interplays

edited by

Mayya Gogina

and

Judith Piontek

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17054 | Submission Open

Keywords: benthic organisms; biological response; ecosystems; natural gradients; anthropogenic pressures; biological interactions; macrofauna; meiofauna; protists; prokaryotes; microbial mediated biogeochemical processes; nutrient fluxes; sediment biogeochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Epigenetic Modifications and Changes in Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Andrea Stoccoro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7874 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; epigenetics; DNA methylation; histone tail modifications; non-coding RNAs; biomarkers; environmental epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Extracellular Vesicles from Health to Disease: Positive or Negative Benefits

edited by

Tommaso Neri

,

Dario Nieri

and

Erica Bazzan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7472 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; microparticles; EV mechanisms of action; biomarkers; EV in diseases; EV as therapeutic tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)

Facilitation of Invasive Crop Pests via Climate Change: From Evidence to Mechanisms

edited by

Gang Ma

and

Chun-Sen Ma

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6685 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate warming; biological invasion; phenotypic plasticity; local adaptation; rapid evolution; basal stress tolerance; niche breadth

Neurobiology of Invertebrates Inaccessible from Mammalian Studies

edited by

Etsuro Ito

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6597 | Submission Open

Keywords: invertebrate; neurobiology; learning; memory; behavioral change; molecular basis; open vasculature; identifiable neuron

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Molecular Biology of Neuroendocrine Tumors: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Michael Lan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6087 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcription factor; NE differentiation; NE transformation; NET signaling pathway; neuroblastoma; NE lung cancer; NETs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Effects of Heavy Metals and Microplastics on Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

edited by Hualong Hong and Mohammad Belal Hossain

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2804 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; microplastics; wetland ecosystems; ecology; risk assessment; food chain; health risk; emerging contaminants; water and sediment contamination; ecosystem health; exposure; polythelene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

New Advances in Molecular Diagnostics of Crop Pathogens

edited by

Maria Doroteia Campos

,

Catarina Campos

and

Maria do Rosário Félix

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2409 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen detection; pathogen identification; crop protection; crop diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Response in Plants under Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Treatment (Volume II)

edited by

Costantino Paciolla

,

Alessandra Villani

and

Martina Loi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; bioactive compounds; biotic and abiotic stress; food quality; LED; nutrients; plant defense; plant response; productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

PET/MRI Brain Image Processing and Analysis: Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease

edited by

Jiehui Jiang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1749 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; dementia; neurodegenerative disorders; positron emission computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; imaging methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Application of Metabolomics and Integrated Computing in Chemical Biology

edited by

Saheed Sabiu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical biology; computational biology; metabolomics; computational modeling; new chemical entities (NCE); active pharmaceutical ingredients (API); characterization; metabolite profiling

Understanding the Genomic Mechanisms of Oncology

edited by Sharona Elgavish and

Mali Salmon-Divon

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; genome-wide mutation profiling; epigenetics; medical imaging; tumor microenvironment; machine-learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Feature Review Papers in Ecology

edited by

Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Molecular Basis of Hereditary Hearing Loss

edited by Amel Bahloul

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: hearing loss; gene therapy; molecular pathway; mechanotransduction; proteomics; lipids; vestibular disorders; hair cells; noise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Biology, Ecology, Management and Conservation of Canidae

edited by Alberto Meriggi and

Francesco Maria Angelici

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: Canidae; biology; ecology; management; conservation; ecosystem; habitats; niches; biodiversity; physiology; reproduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)

Proteinaceous Infectious Particle (Prion) Biology

edited by

Marie-Lise Maddelein

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: prions; prion diseases; infectious protein particles; prion formation; amyloid aggregation; prion amyloid proteins; yeast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Neurophysiological and Cognitive Alterations in Response to Hypoxia

edited by

Fabien Sauvet

and

Thibaut Dondaine

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypoxia; cognition; vigilance; attention; exercise

Human Pathogen Infections: Pathogenicity and Immunity

edited by Neeraj Chauhan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; human pathogens; pathogenesis; host– pathogen interaction; host immune system; autophagy; antimicrobial resistance; nutrition and microbial infection; therapy; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Research Progress in Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of the Blood–Brain Barrier

edited by Richard A. Hawkins, Juan Viña and Darryl R. Peterson

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain; barrier; capillaries; glucose; amino acids; medicines; osmolarity; osmolytes; neurovascular unit; nutrients; glucose; blood– brain barrier transport; swelling; volume control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

Vision and the Immune System

edited by

Judith Klein-Seetharaman

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemokine; cytokine and other immune-function-related proteins and non-coding RNAs in the retina; retinal organoids; rodent models; zebrafish; fruit fly; human patients; database mining; data-driven discovery of biological functions; non-image-forming functions of opsin receptor proteins; retinal degeneration; Muller glia cells; retinal pigment epithelium

(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)

Genetic Mechanisms in Archaea

edited by

Zhenfeng Zhang

and

Changyi Zhang

submission deadline 1 May 2024 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaea; extrachromosomal genetic elements; chromosome structure; DNA replication; DNA repair; DNA recombination; transcription regulation; epigenetic regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Molecular Mechanism and Genetic Regulation of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation

edited by

Songli Yuan

submission deadline 1 May 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: symbiotic nitrogen ﬁxation; nodulation; stresses; host immune system; microbial communities; molecular mechanism; genetic regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Physiological and Pathophysiological Responses to Biomaterials 2.0: From Nano- to Microscale Effects and Interactions

edited by

Amilcare Barca

,

Marta Madaghiele

and

Stefania Scialla

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5318 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular stimuli and physiological responses; plasma membrane interface; cell– material interactions; tissue– material interactions; tissue engineering; biomaterials; biomedical devices; in vitro models and on-chip/microfluidic systems; bioreactors; structure– function relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)

Cancer and Signalling: Targeting Cellular Pathways

edited by

Ahmed Elbediwy

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2426 | Submission Open

Keywords: Hippo signalling; mechanotransduction; YAP; cancer; polarity; Rho GTPases; signalling; organ growth; extracellular matrix; integrins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Machine Learning Applications in Biology

edited by

Georgios K. Georgakilas

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16486 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; genomics; epigenomics; genetic variation and the environment; gene regulatory networks; integration of multipurpose NGS data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Pain: Neurobiology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutic Approaches

edited by Joshua W. Little

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9018 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain; pain pathophysiology; neurobiology; nonopioid therapy; acute pain; chronic pain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Ecological Characteristics and Genetic Population Structure of the Invasive Freshwater Jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Species Complex

edited by

Sabine Gießler

and Herwig Stibor

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7042 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem functioning; evolutionary ecology; genetic population structure; species complex; clonality; polyp; medusa life stage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)

Recent Prototype Drug Development: Insights in Protein Science and Enzymology for Precision Medicine

edited by

Hang Fai (Henry) Kwok

and

Tianbao Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6215 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; targeted therapy; therapeutic antibody; chemotherapy; novel bioactive molecule; biomarker; drug resistance; enzymology; molecular pharmacology; precision medicine

New Sight in Cancer Genetics

edited by

Ilda Patrícia Ribeiro

, Isabel Marques Carreira and

Alberto Orfao

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5420 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic and epigenetic characterization; diagnosis and prognosis biomarkers; omics profiles; genetic and genomic signature; molecular heterogeneity; molecular targeted therapy; oncogenic signaling pathways; copy number alterations and mutational landscape; chromosome abnormalities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Climate Change and Marine Plankton

edited by

Chih-Ching Chung

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4320 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria plankton; phytoplankton; zooplankton; climate change; marine ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

The Replication Licensing System

edited by

Peter J. Gillespie

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4237 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell cycle; DNA replication; genome stability; replication licensing; MCM2-7; ORC; Cdc6; CDT1; cancer; Meier-Gorlin syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Mechanisms of Cellular Senescence in Aging and Age-Related Diseases

edited by

Giulia Matacchione

and

Deborah Ramini

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3927 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellular senescence; age-related diseases; aging; senolytics; senomorphics; biomarkers; immunosenescence; inflammaging; SASP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)

Recent Advances in Biosynthesis and Degradation of Plant Anthocyanin

edited by

Qinsong Yang

and

Minjie Qian

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3467 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthocyanin; fruit ripening; flowering coloration; leaf coloration; secondary metabolite; molecular mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Agricultural Pests and Their Interactions with Pathogenic Microorganisms

edited by Awawing Anjwengwo Andongma

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3115 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects; bacteria; viruses; fungi; pathogenic relationships; agricultural pest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Mechanisms of Immunity and Disease Resistance in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Shihao Li

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2428 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; disease-resistant; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; regulatory mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)

Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine

edited by

Ankush Prasad

,

Deepak Kumar Yadav

and

Pavel Pospíšil

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2097 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive oxygen species (ROS); free radical biology; ROS in biology; antioxidant enzymes and defenses; ROS effects in developmental biology; oxidative stress; methods in free radical research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Metabolic Interactions between the Gut Microbiome and Host

edited by

Weiwei Wang

and

Yun Ji

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1556 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; host; metabolome; microbial heterogeneity; biomolecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Metabolism of Industrial Microorganisms

edited by

Xuehong Zhang

,

Xin-Qing Zhao

and Kai Li

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolic engineering; microbial fermentation; industrial microorganisms; microbial cell factory; metabolic regulation; metabolic network; metabolic flux analysis; metabolic pathway; metabolomics; synthetic biology; applied microbiology; industrial production; biofuels and biochemicals; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Multi-Omics of Extremophilic Organisms

edited by

Gorji Marzban

and

Donatella Tesei

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: extremophiles; integrative analysis; systems biology; stress biology; extreme environmental conditions; biotechnologic application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Novel Biotechnology for Biofuel and Bioenergy Production and Products

edited by

Xin Li

and Yingyue Zeng

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel; bioenergy; bioproduct; biotechnology; biorefinery; synthetic biology; omics; gene editing; AI; microalgae

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotechnology)

DNA Repair Immunity and Cancer

edited by

Said Aoufouchi

, Barbara Bertocci and Sophie Peron

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: humoral immunity; immunoglobulin gene diversification; B cell biology; B lymphomagenesis; DNA repair; mutagenesis; TLS polymerases; epigenetic and cell cycle

Animal Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by Xiangyu Guo

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Parkinson's disease; Huntington's disease; neuroscience; animal models; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)

Genetic Engineering and Gene Function Verification in Cotton

edited by Chuanliang Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: cotton; fiber yield and quality; biotic or abiotic stress; disease resistance; genetic engineering; gene function verification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Animal Models of Leukemia

edited by Rasoul Pourebrahim

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: leukemia; animal models; immune microenvironment; symptoms; drug; treatment; white blood cells; bone marrow and the lymphatic system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)

Novel Insights in the Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Turtles

edited by

Nic Pacini

and

Luca Luiselli

submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2409 | Submission Open

Keywords: turtle biology; turtle ecology and distribution; turtle conservation; turtle physiology and senescence; turtle breathing; turtle reproduction; threatened turtle species; turtle conservation status

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)

Microbial Contamination and Food Safety (Volume II)

edited by

Joana Barbosa

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3208 | Submission Open

Keywords: food contamination; food safety practices; microbial inactivation; microbial safety; microbiological hazards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Extracellular Vesicles and Pathophysiology

edited by

Abdel Alli

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1660 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles; biomarkers; diagnostics; therapeutics; disease mechanism

Multi-omics Data Integration in Complex Diseases

edited by

Min Zhao

,

Ruifeng Hu

and

Dario Di Silvestre

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19500 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics; disease; data integration; bioinformatics; genome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)

Cardiovascular Autonomic Function: From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Vera Geraldes

and

Isabel Rocha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16869 | Submission Open

Keywords: dysautonomia; heart rate variability; autonomic function testing; cardiovascular autonomic function; autonomic neuroscience; syncope; orthostatic hypotension; baroreflex

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