Geoff M. Gurr

This study shows arginine activates a conserved sphingolipid pathway in insects, promoting antibacterial effects through ceramide accumulation, independent of classical immune responses.

The paper uses experimental evolution and multi-omics analyses to study thermal adaptation in diamondback moths, finding genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that enhance thermal tolerance.

The paper identifies a systematic underrepresentation of ecosystem disservices in literature on annual crop agroecosystems, highlighting biases in how agroecosystem functioning is understood.