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Gut Discovery Could Have Big Benefits for Human Health

A new discovery from the School of Medicine about how the microbes in our guts regulate the body’s biological clock could help us battle sleep disorders, combat jet lag, fight off foodborne illness and even improve chemotherapy outcomes.

‘Synthetic’ Embryo with Brain and Beating Heart Grown from Stem Cells by Cambridge Scientists

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of all the other organs of the body – a new avenue for recreating the first stages of life.

Organ-Development Discovery to Boost Battle Against Cancer

A new discovery from the School of Medicine has shed light on how our digestive tract, lungs and liver form, and that finding could have important implications for our understanding of cancer.

DNA Profiling Solves Australian Rabbit Plague Puzzle

A new study proves that a single introduction of 24 rabbits shipped from England in 1859 caused the infamous invasion and argues that wild genetic traits gave these animals a devastating advantage over earlier arrivals.

Pheasant Meat Sold for Food Found to Contain Many Tiny Shards of Toxic Lead

Eating pheasant killed using lead shot is likely to expose consumers to raised levels of lead in their diet, even if the meat is carefully prepared to remove the shotgun pellets and the most damaged tissue.

Risk of Volcano Catastrophe ‘A Roll of the Dice’, Say Experts

While funding is pumped into preventing low-probability scenarios such as asteroid collision, the far more likely threat of a large volcanic eruption is close to ignored – despite much that could be done to reduce the risks, say researchers.

Floating ‘Artificial Leaves’ Ride the Wave of Clean Fuel Production

Researchers have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea.

Large Number of Stem Cell Lines Carry Significant DNA Damage, Say Researchers

DNA damage caused by factors such as ultraviolet radiation affect nearly three-quarters of all stem cell lines derived from human skin cells, say Cambridge researchers, who argue that whole genome sequencing is essential for confirming if cell lines are usable.

Shaking the Dinosaur Family Tree: How Did ‘Bird-Hipped’ Dinosaurs Evolve?

Researchers have conducted a new analysis of the origins of ‘bird-hipped’ dinosaurs

Lava from 2021 Icelandic Eruption Gives Rare View of Deep Churnings Beneath Volcano

After centuries without volcanic activity, Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula sprang to life in 2021 when lava erupted from the Fagradalsfjall volcano.

New Phases of Water Detected

Water can be liquid, gas or ice, right? Think again.

Decades of Data Show Impact of Earlier Snowmelt on Plant Populations

With climate change, there’s been an ongoing reduction in snowpacks in mountains around the world, which leads to earlier snowmelt in the spring.

Collaborative Paper Finds Cell-to-Cell Communication Mathematically Optimal

Cell-to-cell communication is a large part of Professor Dae Seok Eom’s research.

How a Protein Breaks Free to Cause Deadly Cancers

UCI-led finding helps propel search for improved treatments

Rooftop Solar Cells Can Be a Boon for Water Conservation Too

Electricity-generating rooftop solar cells not only save on planet-warming carbon emissions, they also save a significant amount of water, say a pair of Duke University researchers who have done the math.

Nanorattles Shake Up New Possibilities for Disease Detection

New nanoparticle shape can greatly enhance signals from multiple separate biomarkers at once, accurately detecting head and neck cancers without biopsies to improve global health

How the Brain Develops: a New Way to Shed Light on Cognition

Researchers at Mila and IVADO introduce a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could bridge the gap in understanding AI and the biological mechanisms underlying mental disorders.

Video Games: Posing in 3D

An UdeM computer scientist and his PhD student have developed a tool for animators to use bitmap sketches to control how a character stands and moves in three dimensions.

COVID-19 Can Be Less Stressful for the LGBTQ+

Researchers at Université de Montréal find that social support among LGBTQ+ community members – sometimes called “chosen families” - can help them better cope psychologically with the pandemic.