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Understanding T lymphocytes inner workings to harness therapeutic potential

Leslie J. Berg, PhD from the University of Colorado, Anschutz School of Medicine, sheds light on understanding the inner workings of T lymphocytes to harness their therapeutic potential.
Bridging realities: Dr. James Hutson on XR, GenAI, and gamification

Bridging realities: Dr. James Hutson on XR, GenAI, and gamification

The work of James Hutson, Lead XR Disruptor, Department Head at Lindenwood University, concerning bridging realities is placed under the spotlight
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The toxicological implications of e-waste

Here, Donald A. Bruun and Pamela J. Lein discuss the toxicological implications of e-waste and how to address this global problem.
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Fathers matter: Supporting new dads during the transition to parenthood

Deborah Da Costa, PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, McGill University, Scientist at McGill University Health Centre, details promoting and supporting new dads during the transition to parenthood.
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Wastewater surveillance for infectious disease preparedness

The University of Oklahoma Wastewater Based Epidemiology (OU WBE) team highlights successes from their three years of wastewater surveillance in Oklahoma & how this surveillance approach can be used as next-level monitoring for infectious disease preparedness.
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Immigrant, black and racialized people’s health

Learn about the research of Dr. Bukola Salami, Professor at Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, in this particular focus on Immigrant, Black, and Racialized People’s Health.
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The crucial role of scavengers in ecosystem health

Animal scavengers’ role in maintaining ecosystem balance is often overlooked. Dr Laurel Lynch from the University of Idaho tells us about her important research on how scavenging by Tasmanian devils influences ecosystem processes.
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Chicken or egg? Pursuing historical context

Charles W Carter Jr, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explores prebiotic processes from the historical context enabling the emergence of translation.
A cityscape of the downtown area of Cairo, capital city of Egypt.

School-to-work transitions for egypt’s youth

Ragui Assaad from Humphrey School of Public Affairs, at the University of Minnesota, argues that structural reforms result in increasingly difficult and unequal school-to-work transitions for Egypt’s youth.
Beautiful young woman riding on the metro wearing a facemask to avoid an infectious disease - COVID-19 lifestyle concepts

Post-pandemic MERS-CoV still presents risks

Darryl Falzarano, Research Scientist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), discusses potential solutions that are needed to tackle the coronavirus known as MERS-CoV.
The Great Salt Lake in 1985

Youth as essential problem-solvers of our futures

Nancy Butler Songer, Associate Provost of STEM Education at the University of Utah, discusses the importance of supporting and including young people as part of environmental decision-making teams and key problem-solvers of our futures.
Figure 1: Immunofluorescent image of OVCAR3 cells in culture showing that cells are at different stages of the cell cycle. P53 (green) is nuclear in all cells that are not dividing, including PGCCs that are multinuclear (a) and (b). PGCC during abnormal cytokinesis (c). P53 is redistributed in cells undergoing normal mitosis where the condensed chromosomes are either at the midbody (d) or are undergoing cytokinesis (e). (1)

Controlling ovarian cancer: An introduction to detection and treatment

With current strategies proving inadequate, what needs to be done is to further the research into detecting, treating, and controlling ovarian cancer.
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Transforming integrative maker education for STEM: Empowering pre-service teachers

Dr Ginny Chambers and Dr Kamryn York from Point Park University tell us about a project aimed at enhancing integrative maker education through the training of pre-service teachers, focusing on elementary education.
A Hydractinia (type of marine invertebrate) colony rejecting another because they are genetically unrelated

The successes and challenges of organ transplantation

Fadi G. Lakkis, Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, charts the successes and challenges of organ transplantation.
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Gnotobiotic pig models: Illuminating the enigma of human norovirus infection and immunity

Dr Lijuan Yuan and her team have studied human noroviruses (HuNoV) in gnotobiotic pigs for over 15 years. Here, she explains how such research is advancing our understanding of HuNoV pathogenesis, infectivity, and immunity.
Meteorological and remote sensing instruments on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during the AWARE field campaign, sea level rise

West Antarctica’s contribution to sea level rise as Earth’s climate warms

Dr Dan Lubin, Researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, explores the contribution of West Antarctica to sea level rise as Earth’s climate warms.

Exploring the role of machine learning in materials science and engineering

In this paper, Professor Dane Morgan and Research Scientist Ryan Jacobs, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, discuss their adventures in the field of machine learning in the areas of materials science and engineering.
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Microbiome of the skin: The good and the bad

Chronic wounds are a significant burden to patients and health systems; Manuela Martins-Green from the University of California tells us how her research in understanding the dynamics of wound healing could aid new approaches to wound care.
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The relevance of human flourishing to offender rehabilitation

Sung Joon Jang and Byron R. Johnson, both from Baylor University, turn the spotlight on the relevance of human flourishing to offender rehabilitation in Colombia and South Africa.
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Early detection of algal infection using direct real-time chemical ionization mass spectrometry

Robert S. Pomeroy, Teaching Professor at UC San Diego, guides us through the early detection of algal infections using direct real-time chemical ionization mass spectrometry.

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