IMAGE: deepai COLOGNE, Dec 31 – Scientists in Germany have identified a biological mechanism that helps explain why small cell lung cancer (SCLC), one of the most aggressive forms of lung cancer, relapses quickly despite…
Crowdsourcing big-data analysis
Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientis [caption id="attachment_13515" align="alignnone" width="639"] “I think that the concept of massive and open data science can be really leveraged for areas where there’s a strong social…
Ready to reap the benefits from Copernicus Sentinel…
[caption id="attachment_13511" align="alignnone" width="648"] Nitrogen dioxide forecast[/caption] Now that Sentinel-5P is safely in orbit, engineers have started commissioning the satellite for the task of delivering extremely high-quality information on air quality. Meanwhile, the Copernicus Atmosphere…
Cutting datasets down to size
A powerful statistical tool could significantly reduce the burden of analysing very large datasets. [caption id="attachment_13508" align="alignright" width="403"] The KAUST supercomputer Shaheen II underpins the collaboration by providing high-performance computing applications and strategic advice and…
H7N9 influenza is both lethal and transmissible in…
[caption id="attachment_13501" align="alignright" width="273"] Influenza A H7N9 as viewed through an electron microscope. Both filaments and spheres are observed in this photo.[/caption] MADISON - In 2013, an influenza virus that had never before been detected…