Institution
New Zealand Brain Research Institute
Recent research
- BiologyOpen access
The tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura, is a globally important agricultural pest that relies on a female-produced sex pheromone blend for mate location. Here, we investigated the electrophysiological and behavioral responses of S. litura to its sex pheromone components and struc...
- BiologyOpen access
Modelling plant disease spread via high-resolution human mobility networks
Abstract Human mobility plays a crucial role in the spread of human diseases but is rarely quantified in plant disease epidemics. To address this gap, we integrate a unique, high-resolution network of human movements in New Zealand with a metapopulation model to mechanistically s...
- BiologyOpen access
Targeting chondroitin synthase 1 attenuates hyperplastic arterial remodeling via gene therapy
Chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans accumulate excessively in the extracellular matrix during pathological remodeling and exacerbate cardiovascular deterioration. Here we show that chondroitin synthase 1 (CHSY1) is the primary enzyme responsible for chondroitin sulfate synthes...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Pumped-storage power (PSP) stations play a vital role in promoting renewable energy accommodation, yet the operational potential of their reserve storage capacity (RSC) remains insufficiently exploited. This study proposes a hierarchical control framework for RSC in PSP peak-shav...
- Health & Medicine
BACKGROUND: Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is common in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, the proteomic signatures linked to CHIP driver mutations and their prognostic implications in HFpEF remain poorly defined. We aimed to...