News and Opinion
The latest news and opinions in research
Finding a guide when harnessing data for a quest
Solving complex world problems awash in data and sprawling across locations and disciplines calls for new methods and new allegiances.
Publishing the impossible paper: it’s the biology my dear fellow!!
“It is not completely apparent why the authors want to investigate this subject in further detail”, or something else in this vein.
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).
