Publications by authors named "N Traylor-Knowles"
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- Coral reefs are declining due to human activities, prompting restoration efforts like outplanting corals to help recover these ecosystems.
- Understanding how outplanted corals, specifically Acropora palmata, react at a genetic level over time and across different reef sites is crucial for effective restoration.
- The study found that the genetic identity of the coral had a more significant impact on growth and survival than the location or timing of outplanting, suggesting that considering genetic diversity could enhance coral restoration success, especially when planting in cooler months for better growth outcomes.
Stem cells are the foundation for cell therapy due to their ability to self-renew, differentiate into other cell types, and persist throughout the life of an organism. Stem cell isolation and transplantation have not yet been established in Hexacorallia, a cnidarian subclass containing stony corals and sea anemones. Here, we demonstrate that candidate stem cells in the hexacorallian Nematostella vectensis can be transplanted into adult animals.
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- Wildlife biodiversity helps keep ecosystems healthy and strong.
- Scientists study this diversity to learn more about life and how it started.
- Due to the rapid loss of various species, immediate action is needed from conservationists, and new techniques like stem cell technologies could help protect animal diversity.
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- Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) is crucial for identifying cell types in various multicellular organisms, but its standard methods are mainly tailored for model organisms like humans and mice, leading to difficulties with non-model species.
- There are new strategies for annotating scRNAseq data in non-model organisms, including using evolutionary contexts and machine learning techniques that enable reference-free analyses.
- Leveraging unannotated genes as potential cell markers can improve cell type identification in non-model organisms, fostering the discovery of novel cell types and deepening our understanding of cellular diversity.
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- Extracellular DNA traps (ETosis) are a defense mechanism used by immune cells to respond to microbes, initially identified in vertebrate neutrophils but recently found in various non-vertebrates.
- Research on the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and the oyster Crassostrea gigas reveals that these species have immune-like cells that can perform ETosis and phagocytosis.
- The study suggests that ETosis is an evolutionarily conserved response across different metazoan species, helping protect against pathogens.