C. Newman

Investigating the use of odour and colour foraging cues by rosy-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) using deep-learning based behavioural analysis

This study uses deep learning to show that rosy-faced lovebirds rely on visual cues, not olfactory cues, for foraging decisions in a binary choice experiment.

Direct lysis RT-qPCR of SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture supernatant allows for fast and accurate quantification of virus, opening a vast array of applications

This paper introduces a direct lysis RT-qPCR method for fast, accurate, and cost-effective quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture supernatant, enabling high-throughput applications.

Patterns of Mustelid gammaherpesvirus 1 (MusGHV-1) genital reactivation linked to stressors in adult European badgers (Meles meles)

This study links stressors to MusGHV-1 genital reactivation in European badgers, showing age, social structure, and environmental factors influence viral reactivation patterns.

Negative density-dependent parasitism in a group-living carnivore

The paper investigates how host density affects parasite infection in European badgers, finding negative density dependence in four out of five parasite taxa.

Interactions of a bacterial RND transporter with a transmembrane small protein in a lipid environment

The paper reports cryo-EM structures of AcrB and the AcrBZ complex, showing how AcrZ and lipid interactions modulate AcrB activity.

Heterochrony of puberty in the European Badger (Meles meles) can be explained by growth rate and group-size: Evidence for two endocrinological phenotypes

This study shows that European badger puberty timing is influenced by growth rate and group size, revealing two endocrinological phenotypes in males.

Subclinical infection of macaques and baboons with a baboon simartevirus

This study infects olive baboons and rhesus macaques with SWBV-1, a simartevirus, and finds no disease in either species despite high viral replication and immune responses.

Infection via mosquito bite alters Zika virus replication kinetics in rhesus macaques

This study compares ZIKV replication kinetics and tissue distribution in rhesus macaques infected via mosquito bite versus subcutaneous inoculation, finding delayed viral peak and restricted tissue distribution in mosquito-infected animals.