Bunyaviruses: Expression of Recombinant Glycoproteins from Insect Cells.

High-density suspension cultures of insect cells offer a scalable and serum-free system for the expression of recombinant proteins. Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), an arthropod-borne virus spread by mosquitoes, contains two envelop glycoproteins Gn and Gc. These glycoproteins are crucial for eliciting neutralizing antibodies that can offer protection against RVFV infection.

The genomic origin of early maize in eastern North America.

Indigenous maize varieties from eastern North America have played an outsized role in breeding programs, yet their early origins are not fully understood. We generated paleogenomic data to reconstruct how maize first reached this region and how it was selected during the process. Genomic ancestry analyses reveal recurrent movements northward from different parts of Mexico, likely culminating in at least two dispersals from the US Southwest across the Great Plains to the Ozarks and beyond.

Margin and robustness settings for a library-of-plans IMPT strategy for locally advanced cervical cancer.

This study aims to determine a margin and robustness setting for treating locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) with a library-of-plans (LoP) based online-adaptive intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT).We analyzed 13 LACC patients with delineated planning and weekly repeat CT scans (reCTs). For each patient, 120 IMPT treatments of 25 fractions were simulated with a LoPs approach.

Gaps in biomedical research in frontotemporal dementia: A call for diversity and disparities focused research.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the leading causes of young-onset dementia before age 65, typically manifesting as abnormal behavior (in behavioral variant FTD) or language impairment (in primary progressive aphasia). Although FTD affects all populations across the globe, knowledge regarding the pathophysiology and genetics derives primarily from studies conducted in North America and Western Europe. Globally, biomedical research for FTD is hindered by variable access to diagnosis, discussed in this group's earlier article, and by reduced access to expertise, funding, and infrastructure.