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Researchers report one of the fastest and most sensitive approaches yet for detecting toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulating in the...

The latest global gender report developed by Elsevier shows that despite an overall increase in the representation of women in all scientific fields, gender parity is closer amongst younger researchers but tends to diminish at senior levels. This is also correlated with a tendency for women to cease to publish earlier than men. The 2021 SHE Figures only confirm this disparity and highlight women’s underrepresentation at the highest positions of academia.

Scientific legitimacy is being challenged by fake science. This is dangerous for sciene, business, and society.

Global food waste: $230B CAD in 2023. In Canada, household waste: $1,000 CAD/family/yr.

Mitochondria retain bacterial traits due to their endosymbiotic origin, but host cells do not recognize them as foreign because the organelles are sequestered. However, the regulated release of mitochondrial factors into the cytosol can trigger cell death, innate immunity and inflammation. This selective breakdown in the 2-billion-year-old endosymbiotic relationship enables mitochondria to act as intracellular signalling hubs. Mitochondrial signals include proteins, nucleic acids, phospholipids, metabolites and reactive oxygen species, which have many modes of release from mitochondria, and of...