This paper develops a biomimetic fruit fly robot, Drosophibot II, to study legged locomotion by replicating the kinematics and dynamics of Drosophila melanogaster.

bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2024Bioengineering

Single molecule DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation reveal unique epigenetic identity profiles of T helper cells

C. Goldsmith, O. Fesneau, V. Thevin, M. I. Matias, J. Perrault, A. H. Abid, N. Taylor, V. Dardalhon, J. C. Marie, H. Hernandez-Vargas

The paper develops a method to profile DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in T helper cells, revealing their role in cell identity and potential for studying autoimmune disease mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2023 · PreprintImmunology

Isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from the first US COVID-19 patient

J. Harcourt, A. Tamin, X. Lu, S. Kamili, S. Kumar Sakthivel, L. Wang, J. Murray, K. Queen, B. Lynch, B. Whitaker, Y. Tao, C. Paden, J. Zhang, Y. Li, A. Uehara, , N. J. Thornburg

The paper isolates and characterizes SARS-CoV-2 from the first US COVID-19 patient, showing high replication in Vero cells and depositing the strain for public use.

bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology