News and Opinion
The latest news and opinions in research
Influential Black women in STEM in the UK and US
This women's history month, we want to take the time to honor influential Black women in cancer research that are making and/or have made an impact. It's women like these who help shape a better tomorrow for us, by us.
Alabama Supreme Court
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. The decision was issued based on a wrongful death case by three couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic.
Micro-nanoplastics in carotid atheromas: Dioxins and Toxoplasma gondii are an additional matter of concern!
The higher risk of a composite end point of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death among patients carrying micro-nanoplastics (MNPs) in carotid artery plaques, compared with subjects showing no evidence of MNPs in the aforementioned atheromatous lesions, is of relevant concern (1).
Anti-snake alpha-neurotoxins antibody: Issues of concern
Snakebites affect between 1.8 to 2.7 million people worldwide each year, being additionally estimated to cause between 80,000 and 138,000 fatalities (1).
SARS-CoV-2 entry into human and animal host cells: Should we pay attention just to the ACE2 receptor?
This commentary addresses an interesting article focused on a machine learning-based approach, which was successfully employed to predict mammalian hosts' susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, along with the zoonotic risk posed by them [1].
How can I demonstrate the social impact of my research?
With DORA, a large number of universities and funding agencies have committed to value of the impact on society of your research. With your list of publications, altmetric data, a search engine and your detective skills, you can identify who and how they are using the knowledge you have generated.
Enhanced infection susceptibility as a consequence of chronic starvation in polar bears
A recent article addresses the worrysome links existing between the progressively increasing Arctic Sea ice melting and the chronic starvation experienced by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) (1).