Collections and calls for papers

This Collection seeks to provide a state-of-the-art account on how extracellular matrix (ECM) science is interfacing with biomaterials research to develop therapeutic microenvironments that direct cell funct...

Crop production and productivity are challenged by a variety of biotic and abiotic stresses. Among the biotic stresses, viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, arachnids and weeds are major biotic fact...

This Topical Collection will cover original research and review articles on the broad topic of immune sensing, with a focus on papers that describe molecular changes within hosts (e.g. genome stability, apop...

American Biochemist Jennifer Doudna and French professor and researcher Emmanuelle Marie Charpentier won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the co-development of CRISPR-Cas9, a pathbreaking discovery in t...

The world is facing problems with climate change and a rapid increase in population. These problems are contributing heavily to the security of food for present and upcoming generations. Climatic conditions ...

Health and disease are known to be guided by their genetic make-up and their interactions. The intricate mechanisms guiding these genetic interactions in pathophysiological conditions are challenging and dif...

A pathological hallmark of neuropsychiatric disorders is the cell death within the CNS. Particularly, neuronal cell death can cause CNS dysfunction, nerve injury, and degeneration. In addition, neuroinflamma...