Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
People Power: Tracking COVID-19 government policies around the world using a citizen-science approach
How the idea to track government COVID-19 policies from around the globe was conceived and continues to grow with the power of volunteer data contributors.
Adaptating a cyanobacterium to extremely high light intensities
Using adaptive evolution for making photosynthetic microbes tolerant to stressful conditions might be a shortcut for identifying protein mutations suitable to enhance the yield of crop plants.
The hearing aid dilemma: amplification, compression, and distortion of the neural code
Hearing aids face a seemingly intractable problem: the amplification required to make speech audible also makes it less intelligible. But there is hope.
Bioorthogonal rhodopsin engineering
We have recently used bioorthogonal reactions to convert microbial rhodopsins into hybrid voltage indicators.
The effects of seasons and weather on sleep patterns measured through longitudinal multimodal sensing
Do seasonal variations in day length and temperature influence sleep in a world of climate control and electricity? Our study combined a year of wearable sleep data with meteorological data. We found that seasons, day length, and temperature influence when and how long individuals sleep.
