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Episode 6: Boss-Level Antibiotics

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Get ready for better arsenic detection, broad-spectrum antibiotics, model-breaking massive galaxies, Julia and Python working in harmony, a hard-to-pronounce R-package on Gaussian mixture models, and Department of Defense lung cancer grants aplenty.  Science On.

References:

  • Scalable selective absorber with quasiperiodic nanostructure for low-grade solar energy harvesting
  • Toward surface-enhanced Raman scattering using electroless substrate for trace arsenic detection and speciation
  • Site-specific encoding of photoactivity and photoreactivity into antibody fragments
  • Complete Genome Sequence of the Lysogenic Pseudomonas Bacteriophage Fyn8
  • A broad-spectrum synthetic antibiotic that does not evoke bacterial resistance
  • Discovery of massive early galaxies defies prior understanding of the universe
  • Julia and Python better together
  • DOD: Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)
  • DOD: Lung Cancer, Concept Award
  • DOD: Lung Cancer, Translational Research Award
  • DOD: Lung Cancer, Idea Development Award
  • DOD: Lung Cancer, Career Development Award
  • NASA: Early Career Faculty
  • FDA: Natural History and Biomarker Studies of Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • LCRF: Leading Edge Research Grant Program
  • UMDF: Research Grant Program

    • R-packages:

    • dataMojo: Reshape Data Table
    • ggmapinset: Add Inset Panels to Maps
    • bubbleHeatmap: Produces 'bubbleHeatmap' Plots for Visualising Metabolomics Data
    • gmmsslm: Semi-Supervised Gaussian Mixture Model with a Missing-Data Mechanism
    • rWCVP: Generating Summaries, Reports and Plots from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants
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      Science Research WeeklyBy Mark R Williamson