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Cells are the building blocks of life, present in every living organism. But how similar do you think your cells are to a mouse? A fish? A worm?
Comparing cell types in different species across the tree of life can help biologists understand how cell types arose and how they have adapted to the functional needs of different life forms. This has been of increasing interest to evolutionary biologists in recent years because new technology now allows sequencing and identifying all cells throughout whole organisms. There s essentially a wave in the scientific community to classify all types of cells in a wide variety of different organisms, explained Bo Wang, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University.
Research Study Key Takeaways: Ridesharing can reduce a passenger s risk of being a target of sexual assault by providing a more reliable and timely transportation option for traveling to a safer place. The entry of Uber into a city contributes to a 6.3% reduction in rape incidents. A 1% increase in Uber pickups in a neighborhood translates to a more than 3% decrease in the likelihood of sexual assaults.
CATONSVILLE, MD, May 24, 2021 - Contrary to portraits painted in popular media, new research involving ridesharing services shows they provide an additional level of protection for potential sexual assault victims, particularly in neighborhoods with inadequate public transportation or in circumstances that are more prone to sex crimes.
The ways in which we approach games reveal much about the inner working of our mind and serve a testbed for researching artificial intelligence and computing algorithms. In a recent study, scientists at JAIST applied novel search indicators in search tree algorithms and used them for solving turn-based games such as Checkers and Connect 4, while also exploring the relationship with subjective playing experiences. Their results help bridge the notions of computing and game playing.
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A new study provides public health planning authorities with a method of calculating the number of COVID-19 isolation beds they would need for people experiencing homelessness based on level of infection in the city. The research holds promise for controlling spread of the virus - or future infectious diseases - in a population that is highly vulnerable and less likely than many others to access health care services.
The report, developed to support public health decision-making in Austin, Texas, was recently published by
PLOS ONE. The paper s first author is an undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, Tanvi Ingle, who harnessed her days in the pandemic lockdown to work with researchers in The University of Texas at Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium.