Little Red Dots and Exo-Neptune Ridges (Season 4: Episode 35)
Get ready for maize shoot stem cells, a five image Einstein cross, identity of some Little Red Dots, ATREIDES for exo-Neptunes, Volume 114 of the Journal of Statistical Software, ggplot2 geoms and stats, and Classic Scientific Paper Review. Science On.References:Journal of Statistical Software Volume 114Large-scale single-cell profiling of stem cells identifies redundant regulators of shoot development and yield trait variationHerS-3: An Exceptional Einstein Cross Reveals a Massive Dark Matter HaloA remarkable ruby: Absorption in dense gas, rather than evolved stars, drives the extreme Balmer break of a little red dot at z = 3.5Journal of Statistical Software Volume 114All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto DocumentsLearning About Assemblying DNA, BLAST, and Multiple Loci Sequence Testing (MLST) – A Note To MyselfExploring {ggplot2}’s Geoms and StatsClassic Scientific Paper ReviewR Packages:henna: A Versatile Visualization Suiteccar3: Canonical Correlation Analysis via Reduced Rank RegressionSurvGME: Analysis of Survival Data under Graphical and Measurement Error Modelsworkspace: Manage Collections of Datasets and Objects
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Gotta Hand it to the Microbes (Season 4: Episode 34)
Get ready for Martian mudstone biosignatures, a wide-ranging dwarf planet candidate, mapping mammoth microbes, ice gliding diatoms, extrachromosomal Inocles of the oral microbiome, DNA sequence alignment from scratch in R, and an invitation to check out Science Spotlight. Science On.References:Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, MarsDiscovery of a dwarf planet candidate in an extremely wide orbit: 2017 OF201Ancient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remainsIce gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limits for motility in a eukaryotic cellGiant extrachromosomal element “Inocle” potentially expands the adaptive capacity of the human oral microbiomeCreating and managing Canvas quizzes with R/exams and vvcanvasBuilding DNA Sequence Alignment With Needleman-Wunsch Algorithm From Scratch - A Note To My SelfScience SpotlightR Packages:factorH: Multifactor Nonparametric Rank-Based ANOVA with Post Hoc Testsivolcano: Interactive Volcano PlotREXoplanets: Creates Interface with NASA 'Exoplanets Archive API'pmsesampling: Sample Size Determination for Accurate Predictive Linear Regressionminipdf: PDF Document Creatorpower4mome: Power Analysis for Moderation and Mediation
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Vomiting Cells and Extreme Ankylosaurs (Season 4: Episode 33)
Get ready for the failure of beta-blockers, cathartocytosis, flagging suspicious journals with AS, extreme ankylosaur armor, the basics of phylogenetic analysis in R, and a tiny space grant from DevelopSpace. Science On.References:Human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) envelope structures in pre- and postfusion by cryo-EMBeta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction without Reduced Ejection FractionCathartocytosis: Jettisoning of cellular material during reprogramming of differentiated cellsEstimating the predictability of questionable open-access journalsExtreme armour in the world’s oldest ankylosaurPatterned invagination prevents mechanical instability during gastrulationLearning The Basics of Phylogenetic AnalysisDevelopSpace grantR Packages:blendR: Blended Survival CurvesCompClassMetrics: Classification Measures when Subclasses are InvolvedTrialSimulator: Clinical Trial SimulatorRnaught: Estimate the Basic Reproduction Number (R0)metamorphr: Tidy and Streamlined Metabolomics Data WorkflowstastyR: Recipe Data from 'Allrecipes.com'
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Arsenic Worms and Medication Turns (Season 5: Episode 32)
Get ready for deep-ocean oxidation dates, no giant impact for Jupiter’s core, common meds making antibiotic resistance worse, arsenic-mineralizing marine worms, the July 2025 Top 40 new CRAN packages, a plea for PyPAN: the Python Package Archive Network, and a grant on aging mammalian tissues in vitro. Science On. References:Mid-Devonian ocean oxygenation enabled the expansion of animals into deeper-water habitatsNo dilute core produced in simulations of giant impacts on to JupiterThe effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coliA deep-sea hydrothermal vent worm detoxifies arsenic and sulfur by intracellular biomineralization of orpiment (As2S3)July 2025 Top 40 New CRAN PackagesHow many parameters does GPT-5 have?Python needs its CRANThe European Bioconductor ConferenceNIH: Aging Mammalian Tissues In VitroNIH: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (non-clinical trial)NIH: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (human subjects)R Packages:ham: Healthcare Analysis Methodsmultideploy: Deploy File Changes Across Multiple 'GitHub' RepositoriesSampleSizeCalculator: Sample Size Calculator under Complex Survey Designtidypopgen: Tidy Population Geneticsmlspatial: Machine Learning and Mapping for Spatial Epidemiologygwas2crispr: GWAS-to-CRISPR Data Pipeline for High-Throughput SNP Target Extractionggdiceplot: Dice Plot Visualization for 'ggplot2'
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Rings, Vaccines, and Tiny Implausible Things (Season 4: Episode 31)
Get ready for a potential cancer vaccine, a carbon ring stabilized by smaller rings, Uranus’ newest tiny moon, absurd conversions in R, and funding from the American Lung Association. Science On.References:Sensitization of tumours to immunotherapy by boosting early type-I interferon responses enables epitope spreadingSolution-phase stabilization of a cyclocarbon by catenane formationSwRI-led Webb Telescope survey discovers new moon orbiting UranusPython Developers Survey 2024 ResultsHandling Missing Data in R: A Comprehensive GuideLearning Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) genes with BioconductorLittle useless-useful R functions – Absurd converter with Markdown reportAmerican Lung Association: Awards and Grants OpportunitiesR Packages:Nematode: Ecological Indices Calculator for Nematode CommunitiesconfidenceCurves: Frequentist Confidence Analysis for Clinical Trialsggdiagram: Object-Oriented Diagram Plots with 'ggplot2'csdb: An Abstracted System for Easily Working with Databases with Large Datasetsgtregression: Tools for Creating Publication-Ready Regression Tables
A weekly overview of helpful scientific research topics and the successor of the podcast Statistics Weekly. Every week, I will cover 3 topic areas: Research Articles, Research Tools, and Research Funding. Science On.
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