Ants are some of the most abundant and familiar animals on Earth, and they play vital roles
in most terrestrial ecosystems. Although all ants are eusocial, and display a variety of …

We report the draft genome sequence of the red harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus.
The genome was sequenced using 454 pyrosequencing, and the current assembly and …

Leaf-cutter ants are one of the most important herbivorous insects in the Neotropics, harvesting
vast quantities of fresh leaf material. The ants use leaves to cultivate a fungus that serves …

Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) represent one of the most successful eusocial taxa in terms
of both their geographic distribution and species number. The publication of seven ant …

Background Cases of human monkeypox are rarely seen outside of west and central Africa.
There are few data regarding viral kinetics or the duration of viral shedding and no licensed …

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sudden reduction of both GHG
emissions and air pollutants. Here, using national mobility data, we estimate global …

The enzymes cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-1 and COX-2) catalyze the
conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin (PG) H 2 , the precursor of PGs and …

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and sarcoidosis are common diagnoses in
patients attending chest clinics, but little is known about the epidemiology of these diseases. …

A major goal of evolutionary genetics is to understand the genetic processes that give rise
to phenotypic diversity in multicellular organisms. Alternative splicing generates multiple …

The classical paradigm for dendritic cell function derives from the study of Langerhans cells,
which predominate within skin epidermis. After an encounter with foreign agents, …