Distribution of heavy metals in coastal sediments under the influence of multiple factors: A case study from the south coast of an industrialized harbor city (Tangshan, China).

This research investigated the spatial distribution of heavy metals, including mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), arsenic (As), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), and zinc (Zn), in surface sediments from a coastal area near to an industrial harbor (Tangshan Harbor, China) using 161 sediment samples. According to the geo-accumulation index (Igeo), 11 samples were classified as unpolluted (Igeo≤0). Notably, 41.

Genome-wide identification and validation of tomato-encoded sRNA as the cross-species antifungal factors targeting the virulence genes of .

Recent evidence shows that small RNAs are transferred from a species to another through cross-species transmission and exhibit biological activities in the receptor. In this study, we focused on tomato-derived sRNAs play a role of defense against . Bioinformatics method was firstly employed to identify tomato-encoded sRNAs as the cross-species antifungal factors targeting genes.