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Pioneering Study Shows Climate Played Crucial Role in Changing Location of Ancient Coral Reefs

Pre-historic coral reefs dating back up to 250 million years extended much further away from the Earth’s equator than today, new research has revealed.

Novel Host Cell Pathway Hijacked During COVID-19 Infection Uncovered by Bristol Researchers

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has been investigating how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, manipulates host proteins to penetrate into human cells.

Making RNA Vaccines Easier To Swallow

A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines, or to deliver therapies for gastrointestinal disease.

First comprehensive map of genes in human cells ties every gene to its function

MIT Professor Jonathan Weissman and his colleagues released the first comprehensive functional map of genes expressed in human cells, which ties each gene to its job in the cell.

Breakthrough Paves Way for Photonic Sensing at the Ultimate Quantum Limit

A Bristol-led team of physicists has found a way to operate mass manufacturable photonic sensors at the quantum limit.

Demystifying Machine-Learning Systems

A new method automatically describes, in natural language, what the individual components of a neural network do.

Spinning Is Key for Line-Dancing Electrons in Iron Selenide

Research IDs origin of iron selenide superconductor’s enigmatic behavior

Scientists Use Robots to Reveal How Predatory Fish Cope with Unpredictable Prey

Scientists at the University of Bristol have demonstrated how predators overcome their preys’ erratic behaviour by adapting their own during the hunt.

Sociologist Ecklund Named Director of Boniuk Institute

Elaine Howard Ecklund, an internationally acclaimed sociologist of religion, is the new director of the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance at Rice University.

Seeing Into The Future: Personalized Cancer Screening With Artificial Intelligence

Scientists demonstrate that AI-risk models, paired with AI-designed screening policies, can offer significant and equitable improvements to cancer screening.

Cars Could Get a ‘Flashy’ Upgrade

Flash Joule heating process recycles plastic from end-of-life F-150 trucks into high-value graphene for new vehicles

Top Hospitals Blatantly Violating Price-Transparency Mandate, Says Baker Institute Report

Many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals are blatantly violating federal mandates requiring transparency in pricing, and all too often patients are being kept in the dark about dramatic differences between publicly reported prices for services and their actual cost, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Schneider Selected to Direct Religion and Public Life Program

Rachel Schneider has been named the new director of the Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP), which will now be housed in Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance.

Bacteria-Killing Drills Get an Upgrade

Visible light triggers Rice’s molecular machines to treat infections

Grain Boundaries Go with the Flow

Rice engineers model nanoscale crystal dynamics in easy-to-view system

Hospital Database of Serious Injuries Can Be Used to Identify Domestic Violence and Abuse, Finds Study

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) could be identified in the future using an already established national database of serious injuries, according to new University of Bristol-led research.

Gas Flares Tied to Premature Deaths

Rice-led study quantifies effect of black carbon particles on health

An All-In-One Approach To Diabetes Treatment

MIT engineers are working on a new kind of device that could streamline the process of blood glucose measurement and insulin injection.

Native Americans Face Disproportionate Travel Burden for Cancer Treatment

Experiencing higher rates of certain cancers than non-Hispanic whites, many Native Americans have to travel especially large distances to access radiation therapy, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers.

Washington Boosts Access to Grocery Delivery for Snap Recipients

A pilot project in Washington to make online grocery buying more widely available to SNAP recipients is already near its goal, buoyed in part by pandemic shutdowns.