Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Promising Breakthrough Treatment Offers New Hope for Spinal Cord Injury
The new treatment targets one of the main drivers of damage after spinal cord injury: excess glutamate, a natural signaling molecule that becomes toxic after trauma. This process, known as glutamate excitotoxicity, causes ongoing loss of nerve cells, inflammation, and worsening neurological damage
Making biosynthetic diversity clustering scalable and accessible: the creation journey behind the new versions of BiG-SCAPE and BiG-SLiCE
The software tools BiG-SCAPE 2.0 and BiG-SLiCE 2.0 provide an improved framework for scalable, accurate and interactive metabolic gene cluster diversity analysis. Read here how the paper came together.
Cities around the world can learn from Toronto’s regional food system for fresh fruits and vegetables
Food systems scholars have warned of the food security risk of long distance supply chains because they could be interrupted unexpectedly. Our research highlights a regional food system operating for more than 70 years to supply wholesale fresh fruits and vegetables that other cities can learn from.
