AI chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained on large amounts of low-quality content, particularly if the content is popular on social media. #AINews #AIhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03542-2

Biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been investigating new, alternative treatments to combat bacterial infections using (bacterio)phages, viruses that attack and destroy #bacteria. #biology #sciencenewshttps://phys.org/news/2025-10-genetically-phages-bacterial-toxins-combat.html

Role of fat body lipid transport in Drosophila neurodevelopment. #thenode #biologists thenode.biologists.com/role-of-fat-...

The latest #AIBS Public Policy Report has been released. Government shutdown drags on , EPA launches sweeping reorganization , Interior Department’s layoff plans, and other news. #policynews #scipol #polnews www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

Los Alamos laboratory is under increasing pressure to meet the federal government’s ambitions to upgrade the nation’s nuclear arsenal. #nucleararms #LosAlamos www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Lost & abandoned fishing nets, traps & lines can catch and entangle animals, even decades after they enter marine ecosystems. Many are looking at ways to educate communities about this hidden but pervasive problem & mitigate its impact on animals. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

From #Yale University - Q&A: Turning to trees for sustainable photoluminescence. #physorg phys.org/news/2025-10...

How molecular signaling bias can lead to better drug design. #physorg #GPCRs phys.org/news/2025-10...

SynFormer is a generative modeling framework designed to efficiently explore & navigate synthesizable chemical space. Unlike traditional molecular generation approaches, it generates synthetic pathways for molecules to ensure that designs are synthetically tractable. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Scientists have relied on airplanes to count birds. This approach depends on the human eye, and even experts can overlook birds when they scatter or blend into their environment. Professor Yi Shang,at Mizzou's College of Engineering, is revolutionizing this process. phys.org/news/2025-10...

Register today for the upcoming #iDigBio webinar, Florida Museum Undergraduate Internship Program: A Model for Supporting Museum Interns, which take place Nov 6 at 2pm ET. ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

As environmental threats mount, #wildlife #conservation is entering a new era with the use of drones, satellites, artificial intelligence, and more. #cws #centerforwildlifestudies www.centerforwildlifestudies.org/blog/the-fut...

Join @the-node.bsky.social on November 16 to hear from two early-career researchers working on regeneration. thenode.biologists.com/development-...

The #DOE, #Argonne National Laboratory, #NVIDIA and #Oracle announced a landmark public-private partnership to deliver the DOE’s largest #AI supercomputer and accelerate scientific discovery. www.energy.gov/articles/ene...

AI Surpasses Humans in Identifying #Parasites in Stool Samples, According to Utah Study. #bioengineer #AI bioengineer.org/ai-surpasses...

Higher education associations are calling on #Congress to abandon a research security bill that would prohibit awarding federal funds to researchers affiliated with a “hostile foreign entity.” #AIP www.aip.org/fyi/house-pr...

Birds, Bats and Bugs: The Teeming World Above Our Heads. Researchers are finally able to catch a glimpse of the life filling the skies, and they want to protect it. #smithsonian www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

The #BIOFAIR Team invites you to participate in an online community forum regarding the integration of FAIR biological and environmental data: Open Mic for Data! #BCON bcon.aibs.org/event/biofai...

An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained on complex data from human cells could provide a shortcut in the race to develop new drugs. #sciencemagazine #AI #medicine www.nature.com/articles/d41...

'Footprint of death' gives new clues to cell life and disease spread. #phys #drugdevelopment phys.org/news/2025-10...

Cate Blanchett Hollywood A-lister, Cate Blanchett, has teamed up with Kew's Millennium Seed Bank and to immerse herself in the world of the humble seed. #botanical #collections www.bbc.com/news/article...

There is an outstanding need to discover and improve biomarkers that monitor biological systems in research & clinical settings. Authors leverage observability theory to identify the optimal time-dependent biomarkers from experimental data. #pnas www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Modern buildings might be denying us exposure to beneficial #microbes. Plus, men’s brains shrink more as they age than women’s brains do and a flu epidemic in Japan. #naturemag www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Undergrads uncover conserved copper-binding gene cluster in marine #bacteria. #GeorgiaTech #physorg phys.org/news/2025-10...

Register today for the BIOFAIR Data Network's "Open Mic for Data!", an open forum to formulate new ideas about data integration. #BCON #BIOFAIR #dataintegration bcon.aibs.org/event/biofai...

In a groundbreaking international study, scientists have uncovered hundreds of previously unknown viruses residing within the #bacteria of the human gut. #gutviruses #bioengineer bioengineer.org/hundreds-of-...

#AIBS joined over 250 organizations in signing a community letter urging congressional appropriators to support the Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs & its work to create a more transparent system for funding essential research expenses. www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

The latest #AIBS Public Policy Report has been released. Mass federal layoffs deepen shutdown standoff, Trump Order extends tight control over federal hiring, #NobelPrizes highlight the power of immigration & public investment in science, & other news. #scipol www.aibs.org/news/2025/25...

UC Stroke Experts Explore the Role of AI in Advancing Research and Treatment bioengineer.org/uc-stroke-ex...

Antibody-based drugs often become too thick to be injected at high concentrations. New research can explain why this happens—knowledge that could eventually lead to easily injectable medications. @sciencex.bsky.social phys.org/news/2025-10...

Register now for tomorrow's #iDigBio webinar, Georeferencing Biodiversity Specimens, taking place on Oct 21 at 2pm ET. #sciencewebinar #nsf ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A breakthrough study led by an Italian research team has posited that generative #AI has tremendous potential to revolutionize #biomateriomics. #bioengineer bioengineer.org/biomateriomi...

In this new episode of #BioScienceTalks, we were joined by members of the #BCoN who discussed the NSF-funded #BIOFAIR project "Integrating biological and environmental data to solve key scientific and societal challenges." bioscience-talks.aibs.org/episodes/bio...

"Biosecurity Really: A Strategy for Victory," a report calling for urgent action to secure biology now and in perpetuity, was released today by the Bio-Strategies and Leadership Initiative (BSL) of the Hoover Institution. @sciencex.bsky.social #phys phys.org/news/2025-10...

The Biodiversity Collections Network (#BCoN), in partnership with #AIBS, has released a new roadmap for developing an integrated biological and environmental data network. #datanetwork #BioFair bcon.aibs.org/2025/10/15/p...

The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of #extinction in what scientists are calling a major #conservation victory. #BBC #sciencenews #greenturtle www.bbc.com/news/article...

🎙️ Just published a new episode of BioScience Talks: BIOFAIR to Solve Key Challenges. Have a listen:

This study reveals how cell-to-cell mechanotransduction through extracellular matrix (ECM) determines outcomes in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. #PNAS doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Nominate someone for the ASN/SSE/SSB Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (#IDEA) Award. Deadline is Oct 15. #msomember #ASN #SSE #SSB www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...

Volunteer scientists work ‘nights and weekends’ to guide #vaccine advice in US. Medical specialists, wary of the guidance provided by Trump’s team, offer up their own advice independently of the government. #scinews www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Secures $18 Million #NIH Grant to Enhance Treatments for Severe Mental Illness #sciencenews bioengineer.org/albert-einst...

Research seeks to redefine the dynamics of nursing care through a theoretically grounded health recommender system. This approach not only aims to streamline the nursing processes but also to improve patient outcomes in an era where personalized care is import. bioengineer.org/advancing-he...

Register and mark your calendars for two upcoming webinars in iDigBio's Sustaining Collections Digitization Beyond #NSF Funding series! #iDigBio #webinar www.idigbio.org/content/webi...

In this #BioScience article, authors illustrate some of the most common challenges & pitfalls in payment for ecosystem services (PES) scheme design, through Finland's METSO program, a major forest-based PES #policy in the #EU. #AIBS doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Viewpoint in #BioScience: Higher education institutions can accelerate societal climate action. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

In #BioScience, authors review how co-occurring habitat-forming species collectively enhance biodiversity, habitat heterogeneity, niche complementarity, & amelioration of physical stress. #AIBS doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Authors review the dissolution of biogeographic isolation, showing that modern biotic mixing is global, accelerating, & characterized by a diversity of nonnative species in this #BioScience article. #AIBS doi.org/10.1093/bios...

A proposed 47% cut to #NASA science from the Trump administration has sounded the alarm among scientists and space advocates — and Bill Nye is leading the charge to stop it. #sciencenews www.axios.com/2025/10/05/b...

The #BIOFAIR Team invites you to participate in an online community forum regarding the integration of FAIR biological and environmental data on Oct 30 at 11AM-Noon ET. #BCON bcon.aibs.org/event/biofai...

Before and after images of glaciers show the changing landscapes beyond recognition. #climatechange #bbc www.bbc.com/news/article...