Organic molecules found in a meteorite that hurtled to Earth from Mars were synthesized during interactions between water and rocks that occurred on the Red Planet about 4 billion years ago, according to an analysis to be published this week in Science.
"Lakes -- like Mirror Lake in Lake Placid -- have seen close to a month of ice coverage lost over the last hundred years," assistant professor of biological sciences Kevin Rose said. He teaches and researches at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
“As you have that stronger stratification, the water in the deep part of the lake is cut off from the oxygen at the top part of the lake. If you start losing oxygen, you start losing species,” says Kevin Rose, a biologist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and a coauthor of the Nature study.
Pingkun Yan, like many in biomedical research, is a firm believer in the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve and potentially revolutionize healthcare technology. On the other hand, he notes, he’s also a realist: For all the hype to become a reality, challenges must be overcome first.
“A lot of people think AI is so capable and that it can solve all of our problems,” says Yan, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. “That may be true in a couple of decades, but right now, it still has weaknesses—we’re really not there yet.”
Just as convincing images of cats can be created using artificial intelligence, new proteins can now be made using similar tools.
COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes who fail to properly manage their blood sugar levels over two to three years are nearly 50% more likely to end up in the intensive care unit compared to those with a more controlled blood sugar history.
People with type 2 diabetes who contract COVID-19 are nearly 50% more likely to wind up in intensive care if they have poorly managed their blood sugar levels over the long-term than those with better long-term glycemic control, according to a study using anonymized health care data.
Scientists like Rick Relyea, executive director of the Darrin Fresh Water Institute in New York, think that reducing the amounts of salt will be the best way to reduce the harm it causes the environment.
In research published Langmuir, a team led by Steven Cramer, an endowed chair professor of chemical and biological engineering, explored the fundamentals of how different molecules interact with various surfaces during the purification process.
There are a lot of tips and tricks out there for getting a good night’s sleep, but researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute say there are also some factors out of our control. Spectrum News 1 reporter Melissa Steininger spoke with Associate Professor Jennifer Hurley to find out what's keeping us up.
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