A single injection reverses blindness in patient with rare genetic disorder
A Penn Medicine patient with a genetic form of childhood blindness gained vision, which lasted more than a year, after receiving a single injection of an experimental RNA therapy into the eye.
UCalgary Mobilizing Alberta Climate Action Grant program launches new funding round
“Action is the antidote to despair,” folksinger Joan Baez famously said, and this is certainly relevant for addressing climate change and climate justice, globally and locally.
A method to assess Covid-19 transmission risks in indoor settings
MIT researchers have developed a publicly available model based on physics and data from past spreading events.
UOW launches new Criminology and Social Policy Hub
The University of Wollongong (UOW) launched the inaugural Criminology and Social Policy Hub event on Tuesday 14 November, designed to provide a space for collaboration to influence future policy and practice...
UM’s new breakthrough in stem cell research promotes fat engraftment for cosmetic surgery
Prof Ren-He Xu in the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) and his research team have discovered a new way to enhance fat engraftment with the use of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).
Advances in direct air capture technology set to progress with Economic Accelerator Grant
The development of DAC2Bio – a Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology focused on carbon dioxide and water production from atmospheric air...
Genome Canada and McGill to track COVID-19 variants of concern
Genome Canada launched the Canadian VirusSeq Data Portal today to track the evolving COVID-19 pandemic across Canada.
Lancaster scientist receives fellowship to help study and protect rare limestone pavements
A Lancaster University scientist has been awarded a fellowship to help protect rare and precious, but largely understudied, limestone pavement environments.
A comprehensive map of the SARS-CoV-2 genome
MIT researchers have determined the virus’ protein-coding gene set and analyzed new mutations’ likelihood of helping the virus adapt.
AI study reveals tongue’s unique surface
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3D images of the human tongue have revealed that the surface of our tongues are unique to each of us, new findings suggest.
