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Written by Rajesh Khanna, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona When it comes to how the coronavirus invades a cell, it takes three to tango. The dance began with the ACE2 receptor, a protein on human cells that allows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to enter and infect the cell. But now enter a […]
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Written by Dunzhu Li, Research Fellow in Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin Microplastics can now be found in almost every environment on Earth, but scientists know surprisingly little about how the products we use every day shed these tiny plastic particles. If you drink from a plastic water bottle or eat out of a microwaveable […]
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Written by Karin Narita, PhD Candidate, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London The Japanese research community is in turmoil. On October 1, after less than three weeks as prime minister, Yoshihide Suga rejected the appointment of six scholars to the governing body of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) in […]
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Demonstrating research integrity is increasingly a demand for institutions receiving funding. However, whilst hundreds of articles have been written on the topic, precisely what this consists of is less clear. Source link
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Big moves to rebuild the scientific infrastructure are possible, argues Ulrich Dirnagl. Source link
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Written by Tom Owens, PhD Candidate, University of South Wales The serious harm caused by concussion in sport first became apparent among the “punch-drunk” boxers who suffered repetitive blows to the head over the course of their fighting careers. A related form of brain damage is known to affect a range of other sports and […]
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The week-long event aims to shine a spotlight on Black contributions to cancer medicine, research and patient advocacy. Source link
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Written by Jennifer Jordan, Professor of Leadership & Organizational Behavior, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) We generally believe that it is a good thing to have strong relationships with the people we work for and those we manage. Organisations and leaders do many things to cultivate this: retreats, one-on-one meetings, lunches, coaching – to […]
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Should academic science reconsider the definition of success? Source link
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Study instead suggests people are initially attracted to those with similar features to themselves. Source link
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Written by Jennifer Droese Are you interested and engaged in the social and political debates on AI? Do you question why the trolley problem has been at the centre of these debates for so long and wonder whether AI is more than just deep learning? Are you interested and experienced in interdisciplinary research on digitisation […]
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Written by Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning and Urban Design, UCL Lockdown shrank many of our physical worlds to our homes and their immediate neighbourhoods. However, the roles we needed to perform there expanded. Homes became offices, classrooms and gyms. Technology filled gaps and allowed homes to become remote social spaces. Lockdown provided a unique […]
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