Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In August 2024, 11 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold.

Our list of recent publications is updated weekly here.


August 2024

Attenborough, T., Rawlinson, K. A., Diaz Soria, C. L., Ambridge, K., Sankaranarayanan, G., Graham, J., Cotton, J. A., Doyle, S. R., Rinaldi, G., & Berriman, M. (2024). A single-cell atlas of the miracidium larva of Schistosoma mansoni reveals cell types, developmental pathways, and tissue architecture. eLife. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.95628

Clarke, D. N., Kane, A., Perillo, M., Lowe, C. J., & Swartz, S. Z. (2024). VitelloTag: A tool for high-throughput cargo delivery into oocytes. Development. DOI: 10.1242/dev.202857

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Harry, C. J., Hibshman, J. D., Damatac, A., Davidson, P. L., Estermann, M. A., Flores-Flores, M., Holmes, C. M., Lázaro, J., Legere, E.-A., Leyhr, J., Thendral, S. B., Vincent, B. A., & Goldstein, B. (2024). Protocol for fluorescent live-cell staining of tardigrades. STAR Protocols. DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103232

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Holmes, G., Ferguson, S. R., Lewis, P. A., & Echeverri, K. (2024). LRRK2 kinase activity is necessary for development and regeneration in Nematostella vectensis. Neural Development. DOI: 10.1186/s13064-024-00193-3

Iida, S., Ide, S., Tamura, S., Sasai, M., Tani, T., Goto, T., Shribak, M., & Maeshima, K. (2024). Orientation-independent-DIC imaging reveals that a transient rise in depletion attraction contributes to mitotic chromosome condensation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403153121

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Provides Insight into Chromosome Condensation During Cell Division

Jiang, X., Gallager, S., Pàmies, R. P., Ruff, S. E., & Liu, Z. (2024). Laboratory-Simulated Photoirradiation Reveals Strong Resistance of Primary Macroplastics to Weathering. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c09891

Kwon, H., Hawkins, T., Zaimes, G., Infante, J., Kite-Powell, H., Stekoll, M., Roberson, L., Zotter, B., Augyte, S., Rocheleau, G., & Sims, N. (2024). Life-cycle analysis of offshore macroalgae production systems in the United States. Algal Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2024.103654

Matlin, K. S., & Green, S. (2024). Constraint-based reasoning in cell biology: On the explanatory role of context. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences. DOI: 10.1007/s40656-024-00628-4

McCoy, D. E., Haig, D., & Kotler, J. (2024). Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo. Early Human Development. DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106072

Min, E., Boelman, N., Gough, L., McLaren, J., Rastetter, E., Rowe, R., Rocha, A., Turnbull, M., & Griffin, K. (2024). The give and take of Arctic greening: Differential responses of the carbon sink-to-source threshold to light and temperature in tussock tundra may be influenced by vegetation cover. Communications Biology, 7, 950. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06600-z

Rees, J. M., Kirk, K., Gattoni, G., Hockman, D., Sleight, V. A., Ritter, D. J., Benito-Gutierrez, È., Knapik, E. W., Crump, J. G., Fabian, P., & Gillis, J. A. (2024). A pre-vertebrate endodermal origin of calcitonin-producing neuroendocrine cells. Development. DOI: 10.1242/dev.202821


Are you an MBL scientist with a paper that came out this month, which was not included on this list? We apologize for the oversight. Please email comm@mbl.edu