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Global patterns and drivers of alpine plant species richness
2021
B.J.-A. was funded by the Marie Curie Clarín-COFUND program of the Principality of Asturias-EU (ACB17-26) and the Spanish Research Agency (AEI/10.13039/501100011033).
A unique view of SARS-CoV-2 through the lens of ORF8 protein
2021
Immune evasion is one of the unique characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) attributed to its ORF8 protein. This protein modulates the adaptive host immunity through down-regulation of MHC-1 (Major Histocompatibility Complex) molecules and innate immune responses by surpassing the host's interferon-mediated antiviral response. To understand the host's immune perspective concerning the ORF8 protein, a comprehensive study of the ORF8 protein and mutations possessed by it have been performed. Chemical and structural properties of ORF8 proteins from different hosts, such as human, bat, and pangolin, suggest that the ORF8 of SARS-CoV-2 is much closer to OR…
Genome Mutational and Transcriptional Hotspots Are Traps for Duplicated Genes and Sources of Adaptations
2017
Gene duplication generatesnewgeneticmaterial,which has been shownto lead tomajor innovations in unicellular andmulticellular organisms.Awhole-genome duplication occurred in the ancestor of Saccharomyces yeast species but 92%of duplicates returned to single-copy genes shortly after duplication. The persisting duplicated genes in Saccharomyces led to the origin of major metabolic innovations, which have been the source of the unique biotechnological capabilities in the Baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. What factors have determined the fate of duplicated genes remains unknown. Here,we report the first demonstration that the local genome mutation and transcription rates determine the fate…
Mammal assemblage composition predicts global patterns in emerging infectious disease risk
2021
Abstract As a source of emerging infectious diseases, wildlife assemblages (and related spatial patterns) must be quantitatively assessed to help identify high‐risk locations. Previous assessments have largely focussed on the distributions of individual species; however, transmission dynamics are expected to depend on assemblage composition. Moreover, disease–diversity relationships have mainly been studied in the context of species loss, but assemblage composition and disease risk (e.g. infection prevalence in wildlife assemblages) can change without extinction. Based on the predicted distributions and abundances of 4466 mammal species, we estimated global patterns of disease risk through …
Hotspots of species richness, threat and endemism for terrestrial vertebrates in SW Europe
2011
The Mediterranean basin, and the Iberian Peninsula in particular, represent an outstanding “hotspot” of biological diversity with a long history of integration between natural ecosystems and human activities. Using deductive distribution models, and considering both Spain and Portugal, we downscaled traditional range maps for terrestrial vertebrates (amphibians, breeding birds, mammals and reptiles) to the finest possible resolution with the data at hand, and we identified hotspots based on three criteria: i) species richness; ii) vulnerability, and iii) endemism. We also provided a first evaluation of the conservation status of biodiversity hotspots based on these three criteria considerin…
Groundwater biodiversity in Europe
2009
18 páginas, 7 figuras, 4 tables et al
Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats
2021
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Groundwater biodiversity in Europe. In: Freshwater Biology Special Issue, Assessing and Conserving Groundwater Biodiversity (Eds. J. Gibert & D.C. Cu…
2009
International audience
Hotspots e diritti: un binomio possibile?
2016
Il lavoro si occupa di verificare la compatibilità degli hotspots per migranti con il rispetto dei diritti fondamentali a livello sia costituzionale, sia convenzionale.
Cómo crear una actividad H5P de imagen con puntos en el Aula Virtual
2023
En este videotutorial se muestra Cómo crear una actividad H5P de imagen con puntos (image hotspots) en el Aula Virtual (Moodle 3.11). Esta píldora forma parte del Proyecto de I+D+i “Contenido interactivo H5P y ODS en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras, de las ciencias sociales y en la formación de futuros/as docentes” (CIGE/2021/131) financiado por la Conselleria d’Innovació, Universitats, Ciència i Societat Digital del 01/01/2022 al 31/12/2023.