Science Research Weekly

Get ready for a potential cancer vaccine, a carbon ring stabilized by smaller rings, Uranus’ newest tiny moon, absurd conversions in R, and funding from the American Lung Association. Science On. References: Sensitization of tumours to immunotherapy by boosting early type-I interferon responses enables epitope spreading Solution-phase stabilization of a cyclocarbon by catenane formation SwRI-led W...

Get ready for Antarctic submarine canyons, a medicated gel for diabetic wound healing, rapid electronic detection of infectious and chronic diseases, SAS and R in tandem, and several grants from private foundations. Science On. References: The geomorphometry of Antarctic submarine canyons Engineered sEVs encapsulated in GelMA facilitated diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis via targeti...

Get ready for the power of iNaturalist in biodiversity research, mechanisms behind lightning strikes, multi-region brain organoids, programmable chromosome engineering, an idealized double-slit experiment, why hardware may need a new foundation, animated maps in R, and a grant from PepsiCo on novel proteins. Science On. References: iNaturalist accelerates biodiversity research Photoelectric Effect...

Get ready for radiation-hardened data chips, a universal Deepfake detector, plant virus cancer immunotherapy, June’s top 40 new CRAN packages, and a grant from the NSF on Future Computing Research. Science On. References: A Radiation-Hard 8-Channel 15-Bit 40-MSPS ADC for the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter Readout Towards a Universal Synthetic Video Detector: From Face or Background Manipulations t...

Get ready for cancer cells going up in sugary flames, live-action planetary formation, deep sea plastic biodegradation, a 150-year-old museum fossil specimen finally gets figured out, The R Journal: Volume 16/4, dealing with non-values in R, and some Science Spotlights. Science On. References: A Novel Exopolysaccharide, Highly Prevalent in Marine Spongiibacter, Triggers Pyroptosis to Exhibit Poten...

Get ready for Parkinson’s disease sniffing dogs; the bladed microtube scheme for massive magnetic fields; a giant, spinning black hole merger; ghost galaxies; lasagna plots in SAS; and an NSF grant on Programmable Cloud Laboratories. Science On. References: Trained dogs can detect the odor of Parkinson's disease Gigagauss magnetic field generation by bladed microtube implosion Dynamic Organiza...

Get ready for Big Five Workouts, CryoRhodopsins, double detonation supernovae, moon-rice, the 4 layers of testing for R packages, and a three-track grant from the NSF on Translation to Practice. Science On. References: Personality traits can predict which exercise intensities we enjoy most, and the magnitude of stress reduction experienced following a training program CryoRhodopsins: A comprehensi...

Get ready for cancer cell states, ADHD diagnosis difficulties, body profiles from Ediacaran trace fossils, LMMS for work you can do yourself, May 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages, and a Google Research grant for Quantum Neuroscience. This episode covers materials from June 27th to July 3rd. Science On. References: AAnet resolves a continuum of spatially-localized cell states to unveil intratumoral he...

Get ready for UV-resistant lichen, microbes for bioprinting Martian regolith, a new mammalian organelle called the hemifusome, and ways to make candlestick and segmented total bar charts in R. Science On. References: UVC-Intense Exoplanets May Not Be Uninhabitable: Evidence from a Desert Lichen Bio-Manufacturing of Engineered Living Materials for Martian Construction: Design of the Synthetic Commu...

Get ready for Pandora’s box of respiratory pathogens, mixed-up earthworm genomes, the insane energies of Extreme Nuclear Transits, a virus-like clade of Archaea, R version 4.5.1 codename “Great Square Root", the new declarative physical modeling language Dyad, Post-Bayesianism using R, and the NIH Directors Transformative Research Awards. Science On. References: Antibacterial Siderophores of...

Get ready for pain killing at the nerve level, solving an Earth science seismic anomaly, ocean giant virus genomes, the SAS Hackathon, a warning against scientific vibe coding, and a pilot study testing school lunches. Science On. References: The analgesic paracetamol metabolite AM404 acts peripherally to directly inhibit sodium channels The texture of the post-perovskite phase controls the charac...

Get ready for eDNA everything, Romer’s Gap tetrapods, dinosaur soft tissues for cancer research, the R Journal Volume 16/3, and a caution about correlation versus causation. Science On. References: Shotgun sequencing of airborne eDNA achieves rapid assessment of whole biomes, population genetics and genomic variation Nano-structured antibiofilm coatings based on recombinant resilin New U-Pb constr...

Get ready for cardiovascular aging via gut bacteria metabolites, the darkening of the global ocean, horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes, long-period radio transients now with X-rays, the R Journal Volume 16/2, and an Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program from the NSF. Science On. References: Gut microbiota-dependent increase in phenylacetic acid induces endothelial cell senes...

Get ready for spatial genome regulation in non-bilaterian animals, revamping antibiotics with endolysins, removing microplastics with okra and fenugreek, snake anti0venom from a hyperimmune legend, T. rex’s Asian heritage, the 30 Day Chart Challenge 2025, and a rare cancer grant from the Department of Defense. This episode covers material from May 2nd to May 8th. Science On. References: Chromatin...

Get ready for the Eos dark molecular cloud, integrating exposomics into biomedicine, Cas9 for metabarcoding, time capsules in JuliaHub, the Top 40 New CRAN Packages for March 2025, and a grand on Exponentiating Mathematics. Science On. References: A nearby dark molecular cloud in the Local Bubble revealed via H2 fluorescence Integrating exposomics into biomedicine Cas9-based enrichment for targete...

Get ready for DNA mutation rates across the generations, a potential Alzheimer’s ‘vaccine’, tissue-expansion mass-spectrometry, updating old methods in SAS, planning a statistical analysis, and seven new Cancer Grand Challenges. Science On. References: Human de novo mutation rates from a four-generation pedigree reference Targeting of phosphorylated tau at threonine 181 by a Qβ virus-like particle...

Get ready for a rotating universe, universal cephalopod PCR primers, moonglass solar panels, R’s How about a Twenty-Six, SAS for Dummies 3rd Edition, and a grant for life science entrepreneurs. Science On. References: Can rotation solve the Hubble Puzzle? Development of universal PCR primers for the environmental DNA metabarcoding of cephalopod (Mollusca) diversity Acoustic modulation of mechanose...

Get ready for majestic herds of prehistoric rhinos, open-source 3D-printed robot parts, a mitochondrial disease therapy, a global map of human subcellular architecture, potential but scanty microbial life on Titan, and oxygen adaptation in bacteria. Science On. References: Enamel carbon, oxygen, and strontium isotopes reveal limited mobility in an extinct rhinoceros at Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebrask...

Get ready for Green Saharan genomes, super-duckweed, Alzheimer’s blood tests, Volume 112 of the Journal of Statistical Software, a Litmus test for R packages, and the Top 40 New CRAN Packages for February 2025. Science On. References: Ancient DNA from the Green Sahara reveals ancestral North African lineage Duckweed genomes and epigenomes underlie triploid hybridization and clonal reproduction Pla...

Get ready for nuclear batteries, DIY box filters, Asgardian microtubules, water from the cosmic dawn, FitQuantiles tables in SAS, Teaching Combinatorics Using R, The 2025 Galaxy and Bioconductor Community Conference, and Python in 10 Lunch Break sessions. Science On. References: A safe nuclear battery that could last a lifetime Do-it-yourself box filter clears the air of indoor pollutants Long-cha...

Get ready for cell cycle synced endosymbionts, cytoskeleton densities via deep learning, taking the STING out of autoimmune diseases, constraints on the internal matter of neutron stars, and a protein association grant from the American Heart Association. Science On. References: A nucleus-encoded dynamin-like protein controls endosymbiont division in the trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei Deep learni...

Get ready for the cancer and non-cancer cells of the colocatome, tiny vortexes in semimetals, slimmed down megasharks, Pi to the power of pi, and underrated R functions. Science On. References: A quantitative spatial cell-cell colocalizations framework enabling comparisons between in vitro assembloids and pathological specimens Imaging Orbital Vortex Lines in Three-Dimensional Momentum Space Reass...

Get ready for synthetic microbe community therapy, VR taste testing, narwhal tusk behavior, detecting space debris, microbial patterns across the ISS, the Top 40 New CRAN Packages for January 2025, and Department of Defense grants for the MURI program. Science On. References: A designed synthetic microbiota provides insight to community function in Clostridioides difficile resistance A sensor-actu...

Get ready for PAN-GO, tardigrade medication, the unsung biological driving forces of fire and ice, brewing tea for lead reduction, and the 2025 NASA ROSES omnibus. Science On. References: A compendium of human gene functions derived from evolutionary modelling Local structural flexibility drives oligomorphism in computationally designed protein assemblies Radioprotection of healthy tissue via nano...

Get ready for exoplanet atmosphere, secret shark bases, 3D-printed thrusters, active matter, dependent variables that can’t be used for linear models, and bible translations in R. Science On. References: Vertical structure of an exoplanet’s atmospheric jet stream Shallow seamounts are “oases” and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve High-Impulse, Modular, 3D-Printed...