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How mixing academia and industry opens doors in graduate school and beyond
Patience Chihomvu pitched her postdoctoral project proposal to pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2022.Credit: Andy Dunbar/The Burstproof Bubble Completing a postdoc at a company wasn’t always on the radar for Patience Chihomvu. But in 2021, the biotechnologist and recent PhD graduate was facing an all-too-common issue: how to fund her research. Chihomvu had…
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Break barriers in soil data stewardship by rewarding data generators
Rumpel, C. et al. Put more carbon in soils to meet Paris climate pledges. Nature 564, 32–34 (2018). Article Google Scholar Status of the World’s Soil Resources: Main Report (FAO & ITPS, 2015); https://www.fao.org/3/i5199e/i5199e.pdf. Padarian, J., Minasny, B. & McBratney, A. B. Machine learning and soil sciences: a review aided by machine learning tools. SOIL…
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Ranching sea cucumbers to repair the oceans — and improve human health
I study sea cucumbers, an economically important species in China that is valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties, and is important for the health of the ocean. It cleans the sea floor by feeding on detritus. Thanks to climate change and overfishing, sea-cucumber numbers are falling. At the Engineering Laboratory for Marine Ranching (ELMR),…
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Addressing the ethical and societal challenges posed by genome-wide association studies of behavioral and brain-related traits
Uffelmann, E. et al. Genome-wide association studies. Nat. Rev. Methods Primers. 1, 59 (2021). Article CAS Google Scholar Yengo, L. et al. A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height from 5.4 million individuals of diverse ancestries. Nature 610, 704–712 (2022). Jansen, P. R. et al. Genome-wide meta-analysis of brain volume identifies…
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How the US debt ceiling crisis could cost science for years to come
US President Joe Biden (left) has been talking with the speaker for the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, about a way forward in debt-ceiling negotiations.Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty The US government could run out of money as early as next week if lawmakers in Washington DC fail to reach an agreement to…
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Researchers unveil key predictors of bitcoin returns
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Blockchain technology, investor sentiment, and economic stress levels are significant predictors of bitcoin returns, according to a groundbreaking paper from Illinois Institute of Technology researchers that provides empirical evidence to help guide investors, economists, and academics. Sang Baum “Solomon” Kang, associate professor of finance at Illinois Tech’s… Continue Reading News Source:…
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Puppeteer fungus’ targeted takeover of ‘zombie’ flies — ScienceDaily
In a new study published in eLife, lead author Carolyn Elya, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, reveals the molecular and cellular underpinnings behind the parasitic fungus, Entomophthora muscae’s (E. muscae), ability to manipulate the behavior of fruit flies. Elya first described the manipulated behavior, called summiting, in a…
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Harnessing big data for health equity through a comprehensive public database and data collection framework
In April 2022, Health and Human Services (HHS) pledged 90 million USD to the American Rescue Plan Uniform Data System Patient-Level Submission (ARP-UDS+) funding award in support of new data-driven efforts for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Programs to identify and reduce health disparities1. This sum is planned to be distributed to…
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Recommendations for metaverse governance based on technical standards
Formulation of standards Without technical standards, the metaverse cannot be built. This digitalisation transforms content production, the economic system of the nation, user experience, and scenes of the physical world with the support of technical standards. The metaverse evolves based on technical standards, shared technical facilities, and the successful integration of tools and platforms. It…
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The sudden transition to remote learning in response to COVID-19: lessons from Malaysia
The year 2020 was challenging for UiTM students, as they were unable to learn in-person. Nevertheless, the lecturers demonstrated unequivocal commitment to ensuring that the students enjoyed distance learning and were able to share experiences. The lecturers were committed to remote teaching and constantly enabled students’ assessments and assignments throughout the semester, which indicated increased…