Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): A new study has identified a group of neurons in the brainstem that plays a key role in the process of opioid overdose deaths caused by disrupted breathing.
New work from a Stanford University-led team of researchers including Carnegie s Arthur Grossman and Tingting Xiang unravels a longstanding mystery about the relationship between form and function in the genetic material of a diverse group of algae called dinoflagellates. Their findings, published in Nature Genetics, have implications for understanding genomic organizational principles of all organisms.
The Aspen Institute and Link TV Partner for New Documentary Series INFODEMIC Explores Global Science Denial and Misinformation Premiering May 2 benzinga.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from benzinga.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“Busting the Myths” – May 16
From debunking conspiracy theories and supernatural claims to revealing disaster cover-ups and bad science communication, scientific experts from Italy, Germany, the Philippines and Japan separate truth from fiction as they examine how to rebuild a post-COVID world where science is central and critical thinking is crucial.
Includes: Italian journalist/TV personality
Massimo Polidoro
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INFODEMIC’s Director and Executive Producer,
Robyn Rosenfeld, was scheduled to travel to Rome with a film crew to cover the Aspen Institute’s Global Congress on Scientific Thinking & Action, organized by Executive Producer and Director of the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program
Credits: Photo: Maria Thi Mai and Toshio Suzuki Caption: Clockwise, from top left: Ed Jahn, Aaron Scott, David Steves, Laura Gibson, Robbie Carver, Peter Frick-Wright Credits: Photos courtesy of Aaron Scott, Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT has named Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Timber Wars” podcast as 2021 winner of the prestigious Victor K. McElheny Award for local and regional science journalism. The seven-part series tells the story of how a group of activists and scientists turned a fight over logging and animal protection into one of the biggest environmental conflicts of the 20th century a conflict that still resonates in culture wars today. The podcast is the first work of audio journalism to win the McElheny Award in the competition’s three-year history.