Science Research Weekly

Get ready for a perfect Einstein ring, extracellular imaging adventures, into the candidate phyla radiation, mantis shrimp phononic shields, InsectNet, and musing on laziness and CRAN in R. Science On. References: Euclid: A complete Einstein ring in NGC 6505 Live imaging of the extracellular matrix with a glycan-binding fluorophore Minisyncoccus archaeiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, obl...

Get ready for asteroid collision simulations, zero thermal expansion material, effective ribosomal collisions, the benefits of cold immersion, and using AI to learn like an Oxford genius. Science On. References: Climatic and ecological responses to Bennu-type asteroid collisions Local chemical heterogeneity enabled superior zero thermal expansion in nonstoichiometric pyrochlore magnets Long-term i...

Get ready for asteroid analysis, precision probiotics, nifty nanolattices, dark dimensions, frozen stars, and the return of the Top 40 new CRAN package blog series. Science On. References: Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu Metabolic modeling for probiotic and prebiotic production to treat inflammatory disorders Ultrahigh Specific Stre...

Get ready for futuristic chainmail, synthetic yeast, subsurface ammonia production, living bacterial Jello, exocomet belts, BioChatter, R Journal Volume 16/1, clearing up level confusion, R for cell biologists, and Innosphere's Life Sciences Incubator. Science On. References: 3D polycatenated architected materials Metabolomic profiles of infants classified as sudden infant death syndrome: a ca...

Get ready for long-lasting DNA lesions, DNA nanorafts, de novo antivenom, a second look at SAS blog posts, working with colors in R, and K-type award from the NIH. Science On. References: Prolonged persistence of mutagenic DNA lesions in somatic cells Stretching and immobilizing a single DNA molecule on a glass surface using pressure flow in a microchannel for super-resolution imaging Morphology r...

Get ready for RNA lanterns, fungal batteries, punk rock mollusks, supercharged hornworts, the top 10 DO LOOP posts of 2024, vanishing sentences in R, and a Trailblazer award from the NIH. Science On. References: A modular platform for bioluminescent RNA tracking 3D Printed Cellulose-Based Fungal Battery Redox-activatable inhalable mucoadhesive proteinic nanotherapeutics for targeted treatment of l...

Get ready for a recap of the best scientific articles from 2024. Science On.

Get ready for mass-shifting quasiparticles, deep sea predatory amphipods, tiny asteroids, cancer-related datasets in R, and a systems biology grant for better crop production. Science On. References: Semi-Dirac Fermions in a Topological Metal Insect Mitochondrial Genomics: A Decade of Progress A new large predator (Amphipoda, Eusiridae) hidden at hadal depths of the Atacama Trench JWST sighting of...

Get ready for mosquito busting, tuberculosis busting, the Tapestry whole exome sequencing study, the Journal of Statistical Software Volume 111, a messy R package, and a grant for tissue engineering on the International Space Station. Science On. References: Chromobacterium biopesticide overcomes insecticide resistance in malaria vector mosquitoes How fast are viruses spreading in the wild? Enviro...

Get ready for cancer growth rates, the interior of Uranus and Neptune, the November Juliahub Newsletter, and a grant on biomedical informatics. Science On. References: High-density sampling reveals volume growth in human tumours Phase separation of planetary ices explains nondipolar magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune Juliahub Newsletter November 2024 NLM Research Grants in Biomedical Informatic...

Get ready for pre-metazoan stem-cell transcription factors, Precambrian ecdyozoans, hyperarid microbes, a native mobile app for R, and a grant to study dirty mouse models. Science On. References: The emergence of Sox and POU transcription factors predates the origins of animal stem cells An Ediacaran bilaterian with an ecdysozoan affinity from South Australia Inside the Atacama Desert: uncovering...

Get ready for ancient galaxies, bacterial plastic, electrical-shock therapy for pathogens, PyCon 2025, and grants from cancer to microbes to math, and back again. Science On. References: Accelerated formation of ultra-massive galaxies in the first billion years Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for the production of pyrone and pyridine dicarboxylic acids Bioelectronic drug-free c...

Get ready for the dark energy-black hole connection, depression-busting magnets, deep space carbon, sinus-limited sea crocodiles, a “Pile of Leaves” in R, InterviewAce, and a basic instrumentation grant from NIH. Science On. References: DESI dark energy time evolution is recovered by cosmologically coupled black holes A novel dual-site OFC-dlPFC accelerated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimula...

Get ready for Paleoarchean giant meteorite impacts, electro-agriculture, bacterial grappling hooks, correlograms in SAS, and grants for the Human Virome Program. Science On. References: Machine-guided design of cell-type-targeting cis-regulatory elements Effect of a giant meteorite impact on Paleoarchean surface environments and life Electro-agriculture: Revolutionizing farming for a sustainable f...

Get ready for regularity in the three-body problem, microbiome analysis tools, and tidy integration of large language models. Science On. References: Isles of regularity in a sea of chaos amid the gravitational three-body problem R Packages: holobiont: Microbiome Analysis Tools pwr4exp: Power Analysis for Research Experiments tidyllm: Tidy Integration of Large Language Models

Get ready for bathroom viruses, Brauer’s Height Zero Conjecture solved, holographic direct sound printing, plant robots, interactive SAS procedures, and the top R datasets for exploratory data analysis. Science On. References: Phage communities in household-related biofilms correlate with bacterial hosts Brauer's Height Zero Conjecture Holographic direct sound printing Plant Robots: Harnessing Gro...

Get ready for tuberculosis-killing plants, turtles with backpacks, remote detection of nuclear reactors, radon risk for childhood leukemia, Python trends, and Choosing the Right Chart in R. Science On. References: An O-methylflavone from Artemisia afra kills non-replicating hypoxic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Swimming through sand: using accelerometers to observe the cryptic, pre-emergence life-sta...

Get ready for deep sea microbes desperately seeking iron, the identity of interesting invertons, rare earth elements from volcanos, spinning artificial spider silk, new entries to the Big Book of R, and a grant on translational research against fungal pathogens. Science On. References: Microbial iron limitation in the ocean’s twilight zone Intragenic DNA inversions expand bacterial coding capacity...

Get ready for dancing nano-machines, mitochondrial energy for cancer-fighting T cells, synthetic microbial community design, why stepwise regression is evil, and nominations for the Genetics Prize. Science On. References: Synthetic flagella spin and contract at the expense of chemical fuel Intercellular nanotube-mediated mitochondrial transfer enhances T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor effica...

Get ready for 2D Bose glass, high-altitude microbes, a wobbly inner exoplanet, free intro SAS resources, an R versus Gleam matchup, and a Biotechnology grant from the NSF. Science On. References: Observing the two-dimensional Bose glass in an optical quasicrystal Microbial richness and air chemistry in aerosols above the PBL confirm 2,000-km long-distance transport of potential human pathogens TOI...

Get ready for fungal robots, jittered moons, salt giants, human food microbiomes, the Python Developers Survey, and improving chart axes in R. Science On. References: Sensorimotor control of robots mediated by electrophysiological measurements of fungal mycelia Giant impact on early Ganymede and its subsequent reorientation Tip extension and simultaneous multiple fission in a filamentous bacterium...

Get ready for robust rogue planets, nuclear mitochondrial DNA segments, silicified blood, SQL of the Rings in R, DataCamp free access week 2024, and an Informal STEM Learning grant from the NSF. Science On. References: The JWST/NIRISS Deep Spectroscopic Survey for Young Brown Dwarfs and Free-Floating Planets Somatic nuclear mitochondrial DNA insertions are prevalent in the human brain and accumula...

Get ready for droplet protocell theory, and antimatter hypernucleus, antimicrobial peptides from the human gut microbiome, DataCamp AI literacy events for free, and a grant on housing program participation and chronic disease risk. Science On. References: Did the exposure of coacervate droplets to rain make them the first stable protocells? Observation of the antimatter hypernucleus 4/(anti)Λ(anti...

Get ready for extrachromosomal genes, boisterous Boba-seq, cell death by metal, visualizing your life in weeks in R, and an Indoor Air Research Award from the American Lung Association. Science On. References: De novo gene synthesis by an antiviral reverse transcriptase Barcoded overexpression screens in gut Bacteroidales identify genes with roles in carbon utilization and stress resistance Ferrop...

Get ready for a nanoparticle banket to warm Mars, the genomic complexity of schizophrenia, parasitic archaea, iterable strings via charcuterie in R, typewriter-style images in R, and a grant on the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases. Science On. References: Feasibility of keeping Mars warm with nanoparticles Thymidylate synthase disruption to limit cell proliferation in cell therapies Th...