Gut Microbiota and Metabolome Description of Antibiotic-Treated Neonates From Parturients With Intrauterine Infection

Intrauterine infection is linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women.Neonates from parturients with intrauterine infection are usually treated with antibiotics, but their gut microbiota and metabolome are seldom studied.In this study, we collected fecal samples from antibiotic-treated neonates of parturients with intrauterine infection

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New Records of the Andean Cat (Leopardus jacobita) in the Central Andes of Chile: Filling Gaps in the Distribution Range through Private-Social Partnerships

The Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) is one of the most endangered and least known wild cat species in the Americas and the world in general.We describe new records of the Andean cat in the central Andes of Chile, in Parque Andino Juncal, obtained as part of a monitoring program conducted from December 2020 to May 2021 using eight trail cameras.The

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DNA Movies and Panspermia

There are several ways that our species might try to send a message to another species separated from us by space and/or time.A rationale for a museum of health.Synthetic biology might be used to write an epitaph to our species, or simply “Kilroy was here”, in the genome of a bacterium via the patterns of either (1) the codons to exploit Life&#

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