Large language models could help reduce a backlog of study proposals, but critics are wary of entrusting ethics to machines. https://scim.ag/3IqCQlM

Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP www.science.org/content/arti...

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

New research reveals the oldest known examples of a human mummification process anywhere in the world. https://scim.ag/467VsjB

A new microcarrier system substantially improves stem cell delivery efficiency when treating autoimmune dry eye disease. Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/3ICVZ3S

This week @science.org Dual #transposon sequencing profiles the #genetic interaction landscape in #bacteria | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🦠🔬🧫🧬

Checkpoint inhibitors are the mainstay of cancer immunotherapy. Here's a new review article for the current state of the science and where we're headed www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A digital reconstruction of the nearly 1-million-year-old Yunxian 2 cranium from China, which corrected previous distortions inherent in the fossil, suggests it belonged to the Asian Homo longi clade. Read more in Science: https://scim.ag/4nNNUID

I found this fascinating! Termites build and tend a fungal garden. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Out in @science.org today. The Ngezi forest of Zanzibar is likely the most intact oldgrowth tropical dry forest in East Africa, if not the continent; it also houses tons of endemic species and gives resources to thousands of people. Bulldozers are waiting at its edge www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Linda Guamán and Xiména Abarca fought bravely through humiliation, ignorance, and threats of a 10-year prison sentence to defend their scientific expertise that ultimately saved thousands in Quito during the pandemic. My follow-up story for @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

A new paper published in Science: Short-range order in semiconductors has been directly confirmed, offering a new way to engineer electronic properties for advanced microelectronics & quantum devices. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @gwu1821.bsky.social #EFRC

Wa hoo! Our paper in Science is out today, revealing why some prey use conspicuous warning colouration while others use camouflaging colours. A huge global collaboration under incredible leadership by Iliana Medina and @wlallen.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New research published in @science.org led by @danafarber.bsky.social’s Doug Wassarman and @kranzuschlab.bsky.social reveals new protein chemistry named deazaguanylation that controls activation of immunity. Read more: bit.ly/3WeKsLb

There’s more to sighing than simply forcing open any of the little air sacs in your lungs that have collapsed—the act actually helps prevent them from collapsing. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

A new #ScienceAdvances study found a correlation between menstrual periods and the Moon’s cycles—and observed that the strength of this relationship waned from 2010 onward, potentially due to the spread of artificial LED light. https://scim.ag/46VWcZe

U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to boost opportunities for domestic scientists by making it prohibitively expensive for universities to hire international faculty and staff. https://scim.ag/3Klmxai

"I wasn't, I was, I'm not, I don't care." Our exploration of books on death continues with What to Expect When You're Dead: An Ancient Tour of Death and the Afterlife w/ Robert Garland and Angela Saini this week on the @science.org podcast. Listen here 🎧 : www.science.org/content/podc...

New findings in #ScienceSignaling reveal how a co-receptor named TIM3 on T cells functions differently depending on its cellular context—a discovery that could aid in the development of drugs that target this co-receptor. https://scim.ag/3KeX3vv

Data centers could recover 8% of their energy needs from capturing waste heat with solar technology. https://scim.ag/4nfncIY

President Donald Trump is expected to tap Anthony Letai, a highly regarded Harvard Medical School oncologist and basic scientist, to lead the $7.2 billion National Cancer Institute, the largest cancer research funding agency in the world. https://scim.ag/4mDhsaJ

So many blood tests are checking for specific proteins in the blood -- what if we could watch them all the time? This week on the @science.org podcast: A look at the potential of continuous protein monitoring w/ Zakiya Whatley and Jane Donnelly. Listen here 🎧 : www.science.org/content/podc...

When harmful fungi invade their carefully cultivated crops, fungus-farming termites fight back with the precision of skilled gardeners, a new Science study reveals, smothering them in soil clumps enriched with microbial allies that inhibit fungal growth. https://scim.ag/4nsAqCu

Researchers in Science report a globally replicated experiment that uncovers which factors explain the relative success of warning coloration and camouflage as antipredator color strategies. Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4mBCl6i

Putting together a daily newsletter is a lot of work! But still, I don't outsource any of the writing to LLMs—and a recent experiment from the SciPak team confirms why. That and more from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

A new study of Dengvaxia vaccine recipients links afucosylated IgG antibodies to a higher susceptibility to #dengue infection after vaccination, and reveals these antibodies can enhance viral replication in mice. Learn more in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine: https://scim.ag/46mI0IB

In giving researchers access to data on manuscripts submitted to Science and #ScienceAdvances, Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journals, says he and his colleagues aimed to be “willing to look in the mirror and try to analyze things that we can do better.” https://scim.ag/47Z0eRO

Why do cats insist on eating grass, when it only seems to make them throw up? Scientists have proposed many theories over the years, but the latest may be the one that sticks—literally. https://scim.ag/4ntn8VB

Cochlear implants give deaf kids unprecedented access to sound. But insisting they avoid using sign language may be risky. Learn more during #InternationalWeekOfDeafPeople: https://scim.ag/4gIRVf9

“This is an immensely exciting development for the Huntington’s field.” https://scim.ag/4nnW62z

Don't miss this week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine! An antibody signature can render people susceptible to dengue despite vaccination, eye injections of polyunsaturated fats show promise against vision decline in aged mice, and more. https://scim.ag/3W2UBum

A #ScienceImmunology Review highlights the role of dendritic cells in shaping T cell antitumor responses and explores how this interplay could be harnessed for cancer vaccines. Learn more on #WorldCancerResearchDay: https://scim.ag/4gyCKVC

Awkward as it might look, sideways locomotion might have fueled the diversification of crabs and allowed them to conquer new habitats. That story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

A week later and prospective applicants are still awaiting the instructions for this year's #NSFGRFP. I checked in with NSF today and was told "I don’t have anything for you at the moment." #GradSchool

New imaging data from a European Space Agency spacecraft described in #ScienceAdvances characterizes the thick vertical layers that compose the atmosphere of Mars. https://scim.ag/46qGdRr

U.S. court orders NIH to restore killed grants to California researchers. https://scim.ag/46xy9hY

Researchers in #ScienceSignaling have discovered a signaling mechanism that prevents T helper 17 cells from adopting pathogenic states linked to #autoimmunity, potentially informing future efforts to treat autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. https://scim.ag/4mzj6tX

Early-onset colorectal cancer is expected to become the leading cause of #cancer death in ages 20 to 49 in the U.S. by 2030. Research is urgently needed to better detect and treat patients, argues this #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/3IfUgBA #WorldCancerResearchDay

Federal officials said the FDA would approve a drug called leucovorin as “the first FDA-recognized treatment pathway for autism”—an unusual move for a pill only tested in a few small studies. https://scim.ag/48xOJRj

This week’s issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived! Researchers discover an epigenetic mechanism that prevents T helper cells from promoting autoimmunity, new findings shed light on the extra dimensions of the T cell co-receptor TIM3, and more. https://scim.ag/46AZno4

The best of fall science books on the @science.org podcast with books editor Valerie Thompson (definitely worth adding a few of these to your holiday shopping list!) www.science.org/content/podc...

U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to boost opportunities for domestic scientists by making it prohibitively expensive for universities to hire international faculty and staff. https://scim.ag/3Klmxai

Can #ChatGPT help science writers? In a new Editor's Blog post, Abigail Eisenstadt reports the results of a year-long analysis that explored whether a #LLM had the potential to help writers on our press team clearly and accurately convey information about upcoming research. https://scim.ag/46gVrd6

"Talent and grit matter, but so do structure, transparency, and care." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4nCiPYg

Long-buried layers of saline permafrost seem to be accelerating climate change’s transformation of the Arctic. https://scim.ag/46AxH2E

Maintaining a ketogenic diet for a long time may have a negative impact on metabolic health, a new yearlong #ScienceAdvances study in mice suggests. https://scim.ag/3Iu2Zjy

A new #ScienceReview looks at the contrast between monovalent and multivalent metal battery anodes. https://scim.ag/41WONGs

Trump directives have undermined a 75-year history of independence and threaten the agency’s vaunted track record for excellence. https://scim.ag/3VryMEP

At the Berlin node of a global hackathon, teams raced to develop artificial intelligence tools to accelerate the design of drugs and materials. https://scim.ag/3VuZyvR

@science.org🧬🔬Functional maps of a #genomic locus reveal confinement of an enhancer by its target #gene | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...