Jessica Irvine

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Methods (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100500 Cell growth and division are fundamental processes that drive life. However, manually monitoring cell changes using time-lapse microscopy produces vast amounts of data that are nearly impossible to sort manually. That’s where DeepSea, a new deep learning model developed by Biomolecular Engineering Assistant Professor Ali Shariati …

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Tabish Iqbal’s new fluorogenic probe designed to detect acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme linked to Alzheimer’s progression. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that impairs cognitive abilities and memory in many people over the age of 60. However, current methods for detecting early manifestations of the disease through MRI, PET, and CT scans are complex, expensive, and …

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Graphic abstract. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2023). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad138 New research published in the journal PNAS Nexus reveals that people were breeding scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in New Mexico during the 1100s. The study, led by Cyler Conrad and colleagues, examined eggshells found at the Old Town archaeological site, providing evidence of macaw breeding that occurred …

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Female Ptiloglossa bees are single mothers with a lot of responsibilities and little time. However, they have a special ability to produce infant-care plastic using their feathery tongue. Pollination ecologist Stephen Buchmann from the University of Arizona calls them “polyester bees.” These bees produce a chemical cousin of human-made polyesters from a gland on the …

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A recent research study published in the International Journal of Communication has unveiled the way in which TikTok’s unique features are being used to spread misinformation about COVID-19. Compared to text-based platforms like Twitter, the micro-video format of TikTok makes it much harder to detect fraudulent information. “This is why I …

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In 2022, wildfires destroyed 72,000 hectares of land in France. The water levels in two-thirds of French water tables are below normal levels for June, warned Environment Minister Christophe Bechu on Wednesday, raising concerns over the possibility of a dry summer similar to last year’s, which was marked by wildfires. “The situation is worrisome,” especially …

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Charles Barber’s latest book “In the Blood” provides fascinating insights into the challenges faced by doctors in treating traumatic injuries and the invention of QuikClot, a clotting agent that stops big bleeds in minutes. If you lose two liters of blood, your chances of survival are minimal. While other areas of medicine have undergone significant …

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The principle of Occam’s Razor, which states that the simplest explanation is most likely to be true, has been crucial to scientific theory and experiment for centuries. However, comparing between abstract concepts poses a challenge. In a recent paper, philosophers from UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine explore how to determine the complexity of scientific …

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Mayon Volcano, a top tourist destination in the Philippines, has caused panic and forced evacuations in the local communities as its volcanic activity spiked last week. Nearly 15,000 people have been evacuated from the mostly poor farming communities within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon’s crater in northeastern Albay province, as red-hot lava flows down …

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