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Building megaprojects on time and under-budget
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Perspective sheds light on why megaprojects take so long and cost so much—and what can be done to prevent the problem. Why did Boston’s “Big…
Hope for new therapy to stop advanced skin cancer
Morphological effects of P16P1 observed for melanoma cells but not fibroblasts. Representative phase-contrast images of cells after 5 days of growth with or without P16P1. (A–C) 451Lu melanoma cells with vehicle…
A DNA leaf swab technique could revolutionize biodiversity monitoring
Just a few swabs from a handful of leaves can say a lot about what animals are roaming in the area. Two dozen leaf swabs from plants in Uganda’s Kibale…
Could a single drug treat the two leading causes of death in the US: cancer and cardiovascular disease?
What would you guess are the two biggest killers in the world? Based on media coverage, maybe you guessed gun violence, accidents or COVID-19. But the top two killers are…
Forrester Advises Enterprises Avoid AI Hype and Zombie Projects
Enterprise adopters should avert the temptation to buy into the hype blanketing artificial intelligence when deploying AI solutions and need to be ruthless when AI projects fail. That’s some of…
Study proves the difficulty of simulating random quantum circuits for classical computers
Credit: Google Quantum AI, designed by SayoStudio. Quantum computers, technologies that perform computations leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, could eventually outperform classical computers on many complex computational and optimization problems. While…
Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from Maunakea Underway
Disassembly of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory’s 34-foot diameter telescope on Maunakea has begun. The current plan is to disassemble the telescope and its mirror into smaller parts and transport them…
Race, ethnicity may play a role in cause of liver cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis of liver cancer has identified racial and ethnic differences and emerging trends for this highly fatal disease. The study, conducted by researchers with…
Research finds global surge in cancers among the under 50s over past three decades
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There’s been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the past three decades (1990–2019), finds research…
