UCLA Samueli to lead $4 million cell research project funded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Key takeawaysThe grant will fund a three-year collaboration among researchers at UCLA, USC and Caltech to advance cell and tissue engineering technologies.The project, led by UCLA ’s Dino Di Carlo, will engineer, manipulate and analyze cell-to-cell interactions that underlie complex multicellular systems in the body.Di Carlo said he aims for the collaboration to develop into a long-term partnership across institutions to advance biotechnology in Los Angeles.The Chan Zuckerberg Initiativetoday announced a $4 million grant to support research led by the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering that will examine cellular behavio...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 29, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
New Alliance release available
Check out the new Alliance release 7.0.0. To learn more about this release please see the release notes.
If you don’t already know about the Alliance of Genome Resources (Alliance), it is a consortium of 7 model organism databases (MODs) and the Gene Ontology (GO) Consortium whose goal is to provide an integrated view of their data to all biologists, clinicians and other interested parties. You can look at harmonized C. elegans data such as disease model annotations in the context of other species. You can find ortholog data easily right on a gene page. Note that we are in the process of transitioning data types f...
Source: WormBase - February 29, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ranjana Kishore Tags: brief communication news release notes Alliance of Genome Resources new release Source Type: news
Submit Your Somatic Variation Data to ClinVar
NCBI’s ClinVar is now accepting submissions for somatic variants classified for cancer. As recently announced, we updated the ClinVar website as part of our effort to better support the display of submitted somatic variation data. Access to somatic variation data is essential for understanding tumor biology and will help researchers advance cancer treatment. It also … Continue reading Submit Your Somatic Variation Data to ClinVar → (Source: NCBI Insights)
Source: NCBI Insights - February 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NCBI Staff Tags: What's New ClinVar Source Type: news
Prologue: the collision – podcast
The beginning of a new series that explores seven stories and the thread that ties them together: artificial intelligence. In this prologue, Hannah (not her real name) has met Noah and he has changed her life for the better. So why does she have concerns about him?Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 29, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hosted by Michael Safi, with John Scougal, produced by Alex Atack, executive producer Joshua Kelly, additional support from Nicola Alexandrou, original music and sound design by Rudi Zygadlo, music supervision by Max Sanderson, commissioning editor Nicol Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Consciousness Neuroscience Psychology Human biology Computing Technology Source Type: news
Killer fungi detectives: inside the lab that may be fighting the next pandemic
Researchers in Adelaide are at the forefront of finding new fungal pathogens, which are spreading more because of climate change and can be deadly without effective drugsThe first tray of yellow-lidded specimen jars holds chunks of flesh – lung, perhaps, or muscle – some cerebrospinal fluid and another liquid, possibly from a brain abscess. The second holds a rainbow of colourful fungi, cultivated from those specimens.One growth is green and fluffy, like something you would find in a sharehouse fridge – penicillium, maybe. Another is a dark grey or brown, like animal fur. There are bright white fuzzballs and blackish...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 28, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Tory Shepherd Tags: Fungi Biology Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science Australia news Adelaide Health South Australia Source Type: news
One of world ’s smallest fish found to make sounds that exceed 140 decibels – video
One of the world ’s smallest fish, measuring about the width of an adult human fingernail, can make a sound as loud as a gunshot, scientists have found. The maleDanionella cerebrum, a fish of about 12mm found in the streams of Myanmar, produces sounds that exceed 140 decibels, according to a studypublished in the PNAS journal, equivalent to an ambulance siren or a pneumatic drillOne of world ’s smallest fish found to make sound as loud as a gunshotContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Animal behaviour Fish Marine life Wildlife Biology Source Type: news
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteriesMicroplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses.The scientists analysed 62 placental tissue samples and found the most common plastic detected was polyethylene, which is used to make plastic bags and bottles. A second study revealed microplastics in all 17 human arteries tested and suggested the particles may be linked to clogging of the blood vessels.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Environment editor Tags: Plastics Pollution Environment Health Biology Medical research Society Science World news Source Type: news
A review of multilevel modeling and simulation for human mobility and behavior - Serena L, Marzolla M, D'Angelo G, Ferretti S.
Multilevel modeling and simulation is a general technique that has many applications in such diverse fields as chemistry, biology, engineering, social sciences and economics. Within these application domains, the study of human mobility and behavior is par... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
One of world ’s smallest fish found to make sound as loud as a gunshot
Scientists discover howDanionella cerebrum, measuring width of adult human fingernail, can create noises exceeding 140 decibelsOne of the world ’s smallest fish, measuring about the width of an adult human fingernail, can make a sound as loud as a gunshot, scientists have said.The maleDanionella cerebrum, a fish of about 12mm found in the streams of Myanmar, produces sounds that exceed 140 decibels, according to the studypublished in the PNAS journal, equal to an ambulance siren or jackhammer.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jamie Grierson Tags: Animal behaviour Fish Environment Marine life Wildlife Biology Science World news Source Type: news
Renowned Thoracic Surgeon Enhances Mesothelioma Care in FL
Dr. Rodney Landreneau is joining the renowned Thoracic Surgical Program at Tampa General Hospital. He spent decades caring for patients with pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer patients in Western Pennsylvania at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn Highlands Healthcare. He’s now moved more than 1,000 miles to help augment Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute’s successful patient care.
Landreneau has nearly 40 years of experience treating malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. An internationally recognized scientific investigator in the treatme...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - February 26, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Cancer Center Doctors/Specialists Mesothelioma Treatment Source Type: news
Microfluidics: Biology’s Liquid Revolution
Microfluidic systems redefined biology by providing platforms that handle small fluid volumes, catalyzing advancements in cellular and molecular studies. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - February 26, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Watch a marlin flash bright stripes before a deadly strike
With their spearlike noses, high-speeds, and group attacks, striped marlin (
Kajikia audax
) are fearsome predators of sardines and other small fish. But how do they avoid impaling one another during these mêlées?
New drone footage may provide the answer. As seen above, right before a marlin attacks a school of sardines, it changes color,
dialing up the contrast of the stripes along its body
. Additional recordings, reported today in
Current Biology
, showed the same thing: Ten seconds before it charges, a marlin “turns on” its stripes, as the researchers put it. Then, when the att...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer ’s?
Studies suggest the BCG jab discovered a century ago could provide a cheap and effective way of boosting the immune system to protect people from developing the conditionScientific discoveries can emerge from the strangest places. In early 1900s France, the doctor Albert Calmette and the veterinarian Camille Gu érin aimed to discover how bovine tuberculosis was transmitted. To do so, they first had to find a way of cultivating the bacteria. Sliced potatoes – cooked with ox bile and glycerine – proved to be the perfect medium.As the bacteria grew, however, Calmette and Gu érin were surprised to find thateach generatio...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Robson Tags: Alzheimer's Immunology Science Society Health Medical research Biochemistry and molecular biology Tuberculosis Vaccines and immunisation Dementia Source Type: news
Is it possible to think about nothing?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers ’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsIs it possible to think about nothing? Surely our consciousness is always whirring away.Paul Lambert, SouthamptonPost your answers (and new questions) below or send them tonq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Consciousness Life and style Philosophy Neuroscience Psychology Human biology Source Type: news
From lab to plate: a six-course banquet featuring no-kill dim sum and steak frites
Lab-grown meat could become a mainstay in restaurants if products win regulatory approval. Biologists and chefs share menu ideasWhether roasted, grilled, fried or stewed, the combination of fat, umami and texture in a premium cut of meat is difficult to recreate. With sales of plant-based meatstagnating, the hunt for cruelty-free, sustainable and meaty-tasting alternatives continues. Enter lab-grown meat. Fermented in tanks, using cells from long-dead donors, it promises a more climate- and animal-friendly form of meat for the carnivore with a conscience.Last week, researchers announced that they had created“beef-culture...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Tags: Food Science Meat Biology Meat industry Source Type: news
