Science Research Weekly

By Mark R Williamson

A weekly overview of helpful scientific research topics and the successor of the podcast Statistics Weekly. Every week, I will cover 3 topic areas: Research Articles, Research Tools, and Research Fund... more

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Science Research Weekly episodes:

October 27, 2023Episode 41: Things are Heating Up
Get ready for technosignatures from space, hypertension-reducing gut microbes, DNA nanomachines, molten Martian layers, a RegEx treasure hunt in R, and a radiation medical countermeasures grant. Science On.

References:
A Simultaneous Dual-site Technosignature Search Using International LOFAR Stations

Genetically engineered Lactobacillus paracasei rescues colonic angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and attenuates hypertension in female Ace2 knock out rats

A rhythmically pulsing leaf-spring DNA-origami nanoengine that drives a passive follower

Geophysical evidence for an enriched molten silicate layer above Mars’s core

Weighted Trajectory Analysis and Application to Clinical Outcome Assessment

mixed models with crossed random factors

How to Create a Bubble Chart in R using ggplot2

Unearthing Golden Nuggets of Data: A RegEx Treasure Hunt in R

3 (actually 4) neat R functions

GitHub: MuJoCo

NIH: Development of Candidate Radiation/Nuclear Medical Countermeasures

R Packages:
envvar: Make Working with Environment Variables Easier and More Consistent

multitool: Run Multiverse Style Analyses

oeli: Utilities for Developing Data Science Software

mvhtests: Multivariate Hypothesis Tests

eglhmm: Extended Generalised Linear Hidden Markov Models
...more
7min
October 20, 2023Episode 40: Brain Cell Atlas Shrugged
Get ready for polygenic risk score stumbling blocks, million-color-palette miniaturized DNA-based painting, the human brain cell atlas, rogue nanowaves, tiny particle accelerators, a Peanuts Halloween themed R release, the Power of Functional Programming in R, and a grant for developing models of oncoaging in cancer research. Science On.

References:
Performance of polygenic risk scores in screening, prediction, and risk stratification: secondary analysis of data in the Polygenic Score Catalog

A Canvas of Spatially Arranged DNA Strands that Can Produce 24-bit Color Depth

VirB, a key transcriptional regulator of Shigella virulence, requires a CTP ligand for its regulatory activities

Single-cell DNA methylation and 3D genome architecture in the human brain

Rogue nanowaves: A route to film rupture

Coherent nanophotonic electron accelerator

Journal of Statistical Software, Volume 107

R 4.3.2 scheduled for October 31

Mastering Interaction Plots in R: Unveiling Hidden Relationships

Mastering the Art of Drawing Circles in Plots with R

Releasing collapse 2.0: Blazing Fast Joins, Reshaping, and Enhanced R

Unlocking the Power of Functional Programming in R (Part 1)

A brand new GAMLj

NOSI: Research Projects to Develop Oncoaging Models for Cancer Research

R Packages:
eglhmm: Extended Generalized Linear Hidden Markov Models

maplegend: Legends for Maps

ZIBR: A Zero-Inflated Beta Random Effect Model

qrlabelr: Generate Machine- And Human-Readable Plot Labels for Experiments

MicrobiomeSurv: Biomarker Validation for Microbiome-Based Survival Classification and Prediction

tinycodet: A Few Functions to Help in your Coding Etiquette
...more
11min
October 13, 2023Episode 39: Bulking Up on Microbial Dark Matter Proteins
Get ready for X-ray blasted 3D prints, a prehistoric “Pontus” tectonic plate, microbial dark matter protein families, function approximation in SAS, Bionic Reading in R, and a small business grant opportunity for genomic medicine. Science On.

References:
Dendritic deformation modes in additive manufacturing revealed by operando x-ray diffraction

Plate tectonic cross-roads: Reconstructing the Panthalassa-Neotethys Junction Region from Philippine Sea Plate and Australasian oceans and orogens

Unraveling the functional dark matter through global metagenomics

GMM Estimators for Binary Spatial Models in R

Approximate functions by using Taylor series and rational functions

Horizontal Legends in Base R

Little useless-useful R functions – Function for faster reading with Bionic Reading

GitHub: Paperless-ngx

NHGRI: Advancing Genomic Medicine Research through Small Businesses

NSF: Cognitive Neuroscience

MSA: Kenneth Downing Postdoctoral Scholarship

R Packages:
MicrobiomeSurv: Biomarker Validation for Microbiome-Based Survival Classification and Prediction

samplesizeestimator: Calculate Sample Size for Various Scenarios

galamm: Generalized Additive Latent and Mixed Models

wikkitidy: Tidy Analysis of Wikipedia

mineSweepR: Mine Sweeper Game
...more
6min
October 06, 2023Episode 38: Dancing DNA in the Detection Field
Get ready for highly sensitive dancing DNA detection, rare-earth munching bacteria, Python 3.12.0, the Top 9 R packages that every Data Scientist must know, and the Cancer Research Education Grants Program. Science On.

References:
A New Tissue-Agnostic Microfluidic Device to model physiology and disease: The Lattice Platform

Nanomechanoelectrical approach to highly sensitive and specific label-free DNA detection

Genomic characterization of rare earth binding by Shewanella oneidensis

piRNA processing by a trimeric Schlafen-domain nuclease

A Candida auris–specific adhesin, Scf1, governs surface association, colonization, and virulence

Use design matrices to analysis subgroups in SAS IML

Python 3.12.0 (final) now available

Top 9 R packages (that every Data Scientist must know)

Creating typewriter-styled maps in {ggplot2}

Plotting Decision Trees in R with rpart and rpart.plot

NIH: Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Courses for Skills Development

NIH: Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Research Experiences

NIH: Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Curriculum or Methods Development

NSF: Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award

ACSM: Research & Program Grants

R Packages:
conformalpvalue: Computes Conformal p-Values

speccurvieR: Easy, Fast, and Pretty Specification Curve Analysis

syntenyPlotteR: Genome Synteny Visualization

h3r: Hexagonal Hierarchical Geospatial Indexing System
...more
8min
September 29, 2023Episode 37: Code with me, I’m from the Future
Get ready for falling antimatter, water flea waste treatment, super solar distillation, R Journal volume 15/1, future programming languages, how NOT to format time series data, and an Ideas Lab grant for Personalized Engineering Learning. Science On.

References:
Observation of the effect of gravity on the motion of antimatter

Harnessing water fleas for water reclamation: A nature-based tertiary wastewater treatment technology

Delivery of Nematicides Using TMGMV-Derived Spherical Nanoparticles

A split and inducible adenine base editor for precise in vivo base editing

Extreme salt-resisting multistage solar distillation with thermohaline convection

Journal of Statistical Software: Volume 107

R Journal: Volume 15/1

13+ Future Programming Languages 2025-2030 Coders Must Know

100+ CGR Micro Project Topics: Unleashing Your Creativity

How NOT to format time series data

Mastering Data Visualization with ggplot2: A Guide to Using facet_grid()

GitHub: Omnivore

NIAID: Fc-Dependent Mechanisms of Antibody-Mediated Killing

NSF: Ideas Lab: Personalized Engineering Learning

R Packages:
Colossus: Risk Model Regression and Analysis with Complex Non-Linear Models

cloneRate: Estimate Growth Rates from Phylogenetic Trees

statConfR: Models of Decision Confidence and Metacognition

chem.databases: Collection of 3 Chemical Databases from Public Sources
...more
9min
September 22, 2023Episode 36: Bone Lost in Space
Get ready for bone loss mitigation in space mice, a northern paleo-ocean on Mars, a new deep-sea virus, graphs within graphs in SAS, types of statistical contrasts, and a pediatrics grant from the March of Dimes. Science On.

References:
Bisphosphonate conjugation enhances the bone-specificity of NELL-1-based systemic therapy for spaceflight-induced bone loss in mice

Longitudinal genomic surveillance of carriage and transmission of Clostridioides difficile in an intensive care unit

Gravity aspects for Mars

Identification and genomic analysis of temperate Halomonas bacteriophage vB_HmeY_H4907 from the surface sediment of the Mariana Trench at a depth of 8,900 m

Use PROC SGPLOT to embed a graph inside another graph

six common types of statistical contrasts

An Educational Stroll With Stan – Part 1

Histograms with Two or More Variables in R

MD: Pediatric Scientist Development Program

R Packages:
LearnSL: Learn Supervised Classification Methods Through Examples and Code

clustlearn: Learn Clustering Techniques Through Examples and Code
...more
6min
September 15, 2023Episode 35: Wi-Fi Reading and Microflying
Get ready for atmospheric water harvesting, entering the lipidome, Wi-Fi reading through walls, electric-producing bacteria, shape-shifting microflyer origami robots, the return of the Journal of Statistical Software, top picks for posit::conf 2023, the TidyTuesday GitHub repository, and a grant to establish a Center for Exposome Research Coordination. Science On.

References:
Molecularly confined hydration in thermoresponsive hydrogels for efficient atmospheric water harvesting

Dynamic lipidome alterations associated with human health, disease and ageing

Analysis of Keller Cones for RF Imaging

Video of RF Imaging

An interfacial solar evaporation enabled autonomous double-layered vertical floating solar sea farm

Extracellular electron transfer pathways to enhance the electroactivity of modified Escherichia coli

Biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in spaceflight is minimized on lubricant impregnated surfaces

Senolytic therapy in mild Alzheimer’s disease: a phase 1 feasibility trial

Genetic manipulation of Patescibacteria provides mechanistic insights into microbial dark matter and the epibiotic lifestyle

Solar-powered shape-changing origami microfliers

Video of Origami microfliers

Journal of Statistical Software: Volume 107

Multi-threading on JuliaHub

The SG annotation macros in SAS

Appsilon’s Top 10 Sessions to Check Out at posit::conf 2023

Creating Population Pyramid Plots in R with ggplot2

Plotting SVM Decision Boundaries with e1071 in R

GitHub: TidyTuesday

NIH: Center for Exposome Research Coordination to Accelerate Precision Environmental Health

AAN: Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson's Disease

R Packages:
DebiasInfer: Efficient Inference on High-Dimensional Linear Model with Missing Outcomes

biosampleR: Biodiversity Index Calculation and Bootstrap Confidence Interval Estimation

CohortAlgebra: Use of Interval Algebra to Create New Cohort(s) from Existing Cohorts

moodlequizR: Easily Create Fully Randomized 'Moodle' Test Questions

epiCleanr: A Tidy Solution for Epidemiological Data
...more
12min
September 08, 2023Episode 34: Ribozyme Samurai
Get ready for distractingly dense planets, SAMURI ribozymes, serious clinical sepsis incidence, jittering in R, the Bioconductor 3.18 release schedule, and the NIH HEAL Initiative. Science On.

References:
A super-massive Neptune-sized planet

A SAM analogue-utilizing ribozyme for site-specific RNA alkylation in living cells

The Rhabdodontidae (Dinosauria, Ornithischia), an enigmatic dinosaur group endemic to the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago

Estimating Sepsis Incidence Using Administrative Data and Clinical Medical Record Review

Model data from published summary statistics

Grants For R Language Infrastructure Projects Available Now!

When to use Jitter

Insights on R Package Quality and Validation for Clinical Trials

Bioconductor 3.18 Release Schedule

NOSI: Quantum Sensing in Biomedical Applications

NOSI: Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in Health-Related Research Careers

NIH: HEAL Initiative

NSF: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

R Packages:
karyotapR: DNA Copy Number Analysis for Genome-Wide Tapestri Panels

phantSEM: Create Phantom Variables in Structural Equation Models for Sensitivity Analyses

juicedown: 'juice' + 'markdown': Convert 'R Markdown' into 'HTML' with Inline Styles

procs: Recreates Some 'SAS®' Procedures in 'R'

webmap: Create Interactive Web Maps Using 'The National Map' Services
...more
7min
September 01, 2023Episode 33: Microbe-Skewering Micro-Spikes
Get ready for allergic disease and the infant gut microbiome, three-eyed arthropods, titanium micro-spikes for killing pathogenic fungus, array thinking in R, and a grant to culture difficult eukaryotic pathogens. Science On.

References:
Delayed gut microbiota maturation in the first year of life is a hallmark of pediatric allergic disease

The early Cambrian Kylinxia zhangi and evolution of the arthropod head

Apoptosis of Multi-Drug Resistant Candida Species on Microstructured Titanium Surfaces

Exploring Relationships with Correlation Heatmaps in R

Plotting Multiple Lines on a Graph in R: A Step-by-Step Guide

6 New books added to Big Book of R

NIH: Research Tools for Difficult to Culture Eukaryotic Pathogens

NIH: Early-stage Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases

Gateway for Cancer Research: Integrative Program

R Packages:
condensr: Academic Group Website Generator

ruminate: A Pharmacometrics Data Transformation and Analysis Tool

phylosem: Phylogenetic Structural Equation Model
...more
6min
August 25, 2023Episode 32: The Kirigami Engineers
Get ready for naked-mole rat longevity transfer into mice, kirigami for engineering, a new antibiotic from microbial dark matter, eDNA for vertebrate biomonitoring, Julia cracking the top 20 programming languages, template files with R, and a Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award. Science On.

References:
Increased hyaluronan by naked mole-rat Has2 improves healthspan in mice

MIT engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures

An antibiotic from an uncultured bacterium binds to an immutable target

Vertebrate environmental DNA from leaf swabs

JuliaHub Newsletter August 2023

Bootstrap predicted means by using PROC GLMSELECT

Creating template files with R

Best Practices for Data Cleaning and Preprocessing

NIH: Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award

NIH: Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research

NSF: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases

R Packages:
artpack: Creates Generative Art Data

syllogi: Collection of Data Sets for Teaching Purposes

rmass2: Repeated Measures with Attrition: Sample Sizes and Power Levels for 2 Groups

scriptloc: Get the Location of the R Script that is Being Sourced/Executed
...more
8min

FAQs about Science Research Weekly:

How many episodes does Science Research Weekly have?

The podcast currently has 173 episodes available.