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The deceiving scientist: an evil to tackle

The deceiving scientist: an evil to tackle

EthicsPhilosophy of scienceSociology

By Invited Researcher

Deception is natural. All animals do it as a survival strategy; prey to avoid predators and predators to catch prey. Intraspecies deception, however, occurs mainly in the most intelligent species, for example among cephalopods, corvids and, of course, apes. Studies on the subject have found a direct relationship between the size of the neocortex and […]

Anthropocene rejected and what it means from an epistemological perspective

Anthropocene rejected and what it means from an epistemological perspective

GeosciencesPhilosophy of science

By Invited Researcher

The geologists of the International Commission on Stratigraphy’s Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) made a substantial decision on March 4, 2024 , by rejecting the proposal to formally acknowledge the beginning of the Anthropocene—a new geological epoch attributing humanity’s emergence as the primary force shaping the Earth’s strata. This proposal, led by the Anthropocene Working […]

Parasitic fish embryos: adaptations and acrobatics in early development

Parasitic fish embryos: adaptations and acrobatics in early development

Biology

By Invited Researcher

Author: Ramón Muñoz-Chápuli has been Professor of Animal Biology in the University of Málaga until his retirement. He has investigated for forty years in the fields of developmental biology and animal evolution. Parasitism is very common among invertebrates, but much less so among vertebrates. The case of lampreys is well known. They attach to the […]

Targeting mitochondrial structure sensitizes acute myeloid leukemia to Venetoclax treatment

Targeting mitochondrial structure sensitizes acute myeloid leukemia to Venetoclax treatment

Biomedicine

By Invited Researcher

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a hematopoietic neoplasm characterized by the proliferation and accumulation of aberrant immature myeloid progenitor cells. AML is associated with poor clinical outcome and high mortality, with an overall five-year survival rate of less than 15-30%. For AML patients, standard therapies often fail to achieve the complete remission, disease relapse is […]

Electron-cyclotron plasma generation and spectrum characterization

Electron-cyclotron plasma generation and spectrum characterization

Physics

By Invited Researcher

Ernest Lawrence was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in November 1939 “for the invention and development of the cyclotron and for results obtained with it, especially with regard to artificial radioactive elements”. His invention was based on generating a spiral accelerated trajectory of protons governed by a simple alternating radio frequency voltage together with […]

Antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

Antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

Biomedicine

By Invited Researcher

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common acute leukemia in adults and a common pediatric cancer. Most often, AML develops from cells that would turn into white blood cells. AML is divided into different subtypes based on the cell type and maturation stage. Currently, monocytic AML, including acute myelomonocytic leukemia (M4) and acute monocytic […]

Could the largest known proteins be synthesized by the smallest bacteria?

Could the largest known proteins be synthesized by the smallest bacteria?

BiologyMicrobiology

By Invited Researcher

Author: Ramón Muñoz-Chápuli has been Professor of Animal Biology in the University of Málaga until his retirement. He has investigated for forty years in the fields of developmental biology and animal evolution. On October 11th, I published an article on Mapping Ignorance about the microbial dark matter, the vast diversity of microorganisms that cannot be […]