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Endocrine Pathway Trailblazer: Q&A with Katrin Svensson, Ph D
26+ min ago (795+ words) Every second, cells throughout the body are sending signals that help regulate hunger, energy use, and blood sugar. Understanding those hidden conversations has become the life's work of Katrin Svensson, Ph D, whose research is opening new doors in the…...
University of Richmond Biology Professor Melinda A. Yang Receives NSF CAREER Award, Nearly $1 Million For Genomics Research
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (310+ words) University of Richmond University of Richmond Biology Professor Melinda A. Yang Receives NSF CAREER Award, Nearly $1 Million For Genomics Research UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND " Melinda A. Yang, a biology professor at the University of Richmond, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award…...
Editorial: The most important thing you can do to protect science
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (796+ words) Your comments on a dangerous rule putting politicals in charge of science can matter. Near the end of May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a new rule that would govern how the federal government handles the grants…...
Medical Research Data Analysis Deserves a Higher Standard
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (34+ words) The biggest change in AI for science may not be better models. It may be that we're finally starting to care about the layer beneath "...
British Astronomy Faces Devastating Blow as STFC Funding Cuts Threaten Historic e-MERLIN Radio Telescopes
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (170+ words) Proposed budget cuts of up to KES 26. 7 billion threaten to permanently disable the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope network, prompting fierce scientific backlash. The United Kingdom's long-standing dominance in the field of global astrophysics is confronting an existential threat. Proposed sweeping…...
Scientists Urge Enhanced Sky Surveillance on International Asteroid Day
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (651+ words) Global experts and astronomers called for increased cosmic surveillance on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, marking the 10th anniversary of International Asteroid Day. The researchers emphasized that while planetary defense capabilities have significantly evolved over the last decade, humanity still lacks the necessary telescope…...
Knockin radio telescope may shut amid funding cuts, scientists fear
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (575+ words) The radio telescope in Knockin is part of e-MERLIN, a globally significant group of seven sites across the UK A radio telescope in Shropshire with a 25m (82ft) diameter dish, could be at risk of closing because of proposed cuts in national…...
Immune Tolerance in the Gut: The Art of Restraint
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (103+ words) American Society for Microbiology To detect microbes within the intestine, immune cells, including MNPs, rely on pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which recognize conserved features across many microorganisms. However, these features are not unique to pathogens; as a result, PRR signaling…...
EPA Seeks Comment On Draft Guidance For Reducing Risks From PFOA/PFOS In Wastewater Biosolids [When Released]
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (146+ words) After reviewing extensive public input, EPA said it determined that the previous administration's Draft Risk Assessment relied on assumptions too disconnected from real-world conditions to give Americans clear, actionable information They also commented that the assessment relied on a simplified,…...
After Trump axed federal employees running climate site, thousands crowdfund its comeback
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (520+ words) Federal employees who were axed during waves of cuts by the Trump administration have fought back against the dismantling of a key climate science website, Climate. gov, and put up a new site, Climate. us, that can now do everything…...