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Thiamethoxam exposure deregulates short ORF gene expression in the honey bee and compromises immune response to bacteria (2021)
Journal Article
Decio, P., Ustaoglu, P., Derecka, K., Hardy, I. C. W., Roat, T. C., Malaspina, O., …Soller, M. (2021). Thiamethoxam exposure deregulates short ORF gene expression in the honey bee and compromises immune response to bacteria. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 1489. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80620-7

© 2021, The Author(s). Maximizing crop yields relies on the use of agrochemicals to control insect pests. One of the most widely used classes of insecticides are neonicotinoids that interfere with signalling of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, but... Read More about Thiamethoxam exposure deregulates short ORF gene expression in the honey bee and compromises immune response to bacteria.

Towards improved butanol production through targeted genetic modification of Clostridium pasteurianum (2017)
Journal Article
Schwarz, K., Grosse-Honebrink, A., Derecka, K., Rotta, C., Zhang, Y., & Minton, N. P. (2017). Towards improved butanol production through targeted genetic modification of Clostridium pasteurianum. Metabolic Engineering, 40, 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2017.01.009

Declining fossil fuel reserves, coupled with environmental concerns over their continued extraction and exploitation have led to strenuous efforts to identify renewable routes to energy and fuels. One attractive option is to convert glycerol, a by-pr... Read More about Towards improved butanol production through targeted genetic modification of Clostridium pasteurianum.

Mutations in genes involved in oestrous cycle associated expression of oestrus (2013)
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Homer, E., Derecka, K., Webb, R., & Garnsworthy, P. (2013). Mutations in genes involved in oestrous cycle associated expression of oestrus. Animal Reproduction Science, 142(3-4), 106-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.09.018

Detection of oestrus is a key determinant of profitability of dairy herds, but oestrus is increasingly difficult to observe in the modern dairy cow, with shorter duration and less intense oestrus. Concurrent with the unfavourable correlation between... Read More about Mutations in genes involved in oestrous cycle associated expression of oestrus.

Transient exposure to low levels of insecticide affects metabolic networks of honeybee larvae (2013)
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Derecka, K., Blythe, M. J., Malla, S., Genereux, D. P., Guffanti, A., Pavan, P., …Stöger, R. (2013). Transient exposure to low levels of insecticide affects metabolic networks of honeybee larvae. PLoS ONE, 8(7), Article e68191. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068191

The survival of a species depends on its capacity to adjust to changing environmental conditions, and new stressors. Such new, anthropogenic stressors include the neonicotinoid class of crop-protecting agents, which have been implicated in the popula... Read More about Transient exposure to low levels of insecticide affects metabolic networks of honeybee larvae.