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A novel framework for increasing research transparency: Exploring the connection between diversit...
A split sample/dual method research protocol is demonstrated to increase transparency while reducing the probability of false discovery. We apply the protocol to examine whether diversity in ownership teams increases or decreases the likelihood of a firm repo…
J-WAFS: Supporting food and water research across MIT
For the past decade MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) has supported interdisciplinary collaborations and high-risk, high-reward projects, enabling MIT faculty to pursue groundbreaking research that addresses some of the world’s most…
Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, MPH, CPH, Named to Leadership Roles in AI and Digital Health at the Icahn...
New York, NY, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, MPH, CPH, an accomplished physician-scientist driving advances in artificial intelligence, has been appointed Chair of the Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health…
America Will Pay Dearly for the NIH’s Mindless War on Wokeness and DEI
One Sunday in January, biologist Mark Peifer, a professor at the University of North Carolina’s medical school, got a call from campus police. Rising temperatures in a malfunctioning cold room at his lab had tripped an alarm. Materials he needed for his work—…
Federal Funding Uncertainty Prompts Hiring Freezes
Federal Funding Uncertainty Prompts Hiring Freezes Josh Moody Wed, 02/19/2025 - 03:00 AM Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health reimbursement rates have created financial headaches for universities, prompting cost-cutting measures at even the…
Neither Ironman nor the Hulk: Human Enhancements for Military Purposes
Fifty years ago Alvin Toffler foretold the future possibility that man will have the capability to redesign the human body. His assertion followed only eight years after the Noble Prize was awarded for describing DNA molecules. “New genetic knowledge will per…
NVIDIA’s Bold 2025 Predictions: AI and Robots Set to Transform Your Life
Imagine a world where robots cook your meals, AI solves scientific mysteries in seconds, and technology feels as natural as having a conversation with a friend. It might sound like science fiction, but according to Dr. Jim Fan, a leading AI and robotics resea…
2024 Rising Stars Shine at iC³ Summit: Celebrating Progress and Setting the Stage for 2025
DALLAS, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2024 Rising Stars of the life sciences and healthcare innovation sector took center stage at the iC³ Life Science Summit this year, marking another milestone in recognizing groundbreaking achievements and emerging…
Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01...
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-338 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to stimulate efforts to translate scientific discoveries and engineering developments in…Revision Applications for Incorporation of Novel NCI-Supported Technology to Accelerate Cancer Re...
Funding Opportunity RFA-CA-25-005 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage revision applications (formerly called "competing revisions") from currently funded NCI R01 research projec…Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PA-25-169 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Trailblazer Award is an opportunity for NIH-defined New and Early Stage Investigators (https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-investigators/index.htm) to pursue research programs tha…Ancient history’s dark side: Horrific evidence of cannibalism found in Polish cave
The entrance to the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland (Credit: Darek Bobak) In a nutshell * Scientists found evidence of cannibalism in an 18,000-year-old Polish cave, where at least ten people — including children — were systematically butchered and eaten, li…Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-101 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) is designed to foster highly innovative or conceptually creative research related to the etiology…
How Architecture Drives Scientific Discovery: Lab and Research Facility Design Across Scales
The synergetic relationship between architectural design and scientific discovery tends to be rarely addressed, yet a lucrative proposition. The built environment holds immense potential in supporting research breakthroughs and innovation and the scientific c…
The Shattered Mirror of Globalisation: Unveiling the Consequences for the Electricity Industry
2. The Future of Electricity and Industry The global energy sector is at a crossroads, with two competing pathways: Continuation of Fossil Fuels Many governments prioritize short-term energy security by extending the life of oil, gas, and coal, particularly i…
Preparing for the Intelligence Explosion | Forethought
AI that can accelerate research could drive a century of technological progress over just a few years. During such a period, new technological or political developments will raise consequential and hard-to-reverse decisions, in rapid succession. We call these…
The end of the genetic paradigm of cancer
Genome sequencing results and single-cell transcriptomics continue to produce findings that challenge the idea that cancer is purely a ‘genetic disease’. This Essay delves into cancer omics data that questions the somatic mutation theory (SMT), and presents t…
