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Science Research Weekly
Mark R Williamson
180 episodes
17 hours ago
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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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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Science Research Weekly
Beating Blindness and Resilient Microbiomes (Season 4: Episode 40)

Get ready for the PRIMA system to treat age-related blindness, surprising chemistry on Saturn's moon Titan, Kagome tubes for vibration damping in engineering, the R-Multiverse, and a grant on the Foundations of a Resilient Microbiome. Science On.


References:

  • Subretinal Photovoltaic Implant to Restore Vision in Geographic Atrophy Due to AMD
  • SnOx Nanoflakes as Enhanced Near-Infrared Photothermal Therapy Agents Synthesized from Electrochemically Oxidized SnS2 Powders
  • Hydrogen cyanide and hydrocarbons mix on Titan
  • Topological polarization of kagome tubes and applications toward vibration isolation
  • Potassium-40 isotopic evidence for an extant pre-giant-impact component of Earth’s mantle
  • Overlay multiple custom density curves on a histogram in SAS
  • Go for Launch! Packages Shipped to the R-Multiverse
  • What’s new for Python in 2025?
  • leap: Foundations of a Resilient Microbiome
  • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Implementation of Synthetic Biology Principles in Immunology


R Packages:

  • alpmixBayes: Bayesian Estimation for Alpha-Mixture Survival Models
  • bayesQRsurvey: Bayesian Quantile Regression Models for Complex Survey Data Analysis
  • arete: Automated REtrieval from TExt
  • nbpInference: Inference on Average Treatment Effects for Continuous Treatments
  • partialling.out: Residuals from Partial Regressions
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2 weeks ago
8 minutes 26 seconds

Science Research Weekly
When It Rains, It's Aliens (Season 4: Episode 39)

Get ready for neuronal nanotubes, comet versus alien for interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, rain on the Sun, the R Journal 17/2, citation metric distortion, and more new Science Spotlight videos. Science On.


References:

  • Intercellular communication in the brain through a dendritic nanotubular network
  • Is the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Alien Technology?
  • Spatiotemporal Low First Ionization Potential Abundance: A Catalyst for Coronal Condensation
  • Tree swallows as indicators of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and effects at select Department of Defense sites along the East Coast and at sites with different sources in the Upper Midwest, United States
  • 90% of science is lost. This new AI just found it
  • R Journal Volume 17/2
  • New, work-in-progress book on spatial data visualization in R
  • Beyond Fraud: How IHME Distorts Academic Metrics
  • Science Spotlight


R Packages:

  • descsuppRplots: Generate Plots for All Variables in Descriptive Tables
  • medicalcoder: Tools for Working with ICD Codes and Comorbidity Algorithms
  • GINAX: Performs Genome-Wide Iterative Fine-Mapping for Non-Gaussian Data using GINA-X
  • easyRef: Easy Reference Generation for R Packages
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3 weeks ago
8 minutes 38 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Metal Power and Mitochondria Precision (Season 4: Episode 38)

Get ready for chromosomal instability suppression in breast cancer, the marine origins of leeches, metal-laced hydrogels, better simulations in R, and a grant on Precision Mitochondria. Science On.


References:

  • Epigenetic regulation of chromosomal instability by EZH2 methyltransferase
  • The first leech body fossil predates estimated hirudinidan origins by 200 million years
  • Hydrogel-Based Vat Photopolymerization of Ceramics and Metals with Low Shrinkages via Repeated Infusion Precipitation
  • Deploy Multiple Shiny Apps from One R Package
  • A new simstudy function to make simulating replications easier
  • ARIA: Precision Mitochondria


R Packages:

  • mda.biber: Functions for Multi-Dimensional Analysis
  • pwranova: Power Analysis of Flexible ANOVA Designs and Related Tests
  • summarytabl: Generate Summary Tables for Continuous, Ordinal, and Categorical Data
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1 month ago
4 minutes 43 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Eat Electronics, Not Wetsuits (Season 4: Episode 37)

Get ready for direct pain relief, pollutant breakdown with biochar, shark-attack resistant wetsuits, an updated timetree for Fungi, edible electronics, simulating the Monty Hall problem in R, the Top 40 New CRAN Packages for August 2025, and the DARPA Young Faculty Award. This episode covers material from September 26th to October 2nd. Science On.


References:

  • Targeting prostaglandin E2 receptor 2 in Schwann cells inhibits inflammatory pain but not inflammation
  • The geologic history of marine dissolved organic carbon from iron oxides
  • Structure-performance relationship of biochar for direct degradation of organic pollutants
  • DOLPHIN advances single-cell transcriptomics beyond gene level by leveraging exon and junction reads
  • Effectiveness of bite-resistant materials to reduce injuries from white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) bites
  • Nanotechnology-driven coordination of shoot–root systems enhances rice nitrogen use efficiency
  • Detection of organic compounds in freshly ejected ice grains from Enceladus’s ocean
  • A timetree of Fungi dated with fossils and horizontal gene transfers
  • Printed Integrated Logic Circuits Based on Chitosan-Gated Organic Transistors for Future Edible Systems
  • Simulating Monty Hall’s Problem
  • Plotting Distributions in R
  • August 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages
  • Spurious Correlations in R – Correlation is not Causation
  • Learning And Exploring The Workflow of RNA-Seq Analysis – A Note To Myself
  • DARPA: Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2026


R Packages:

  • eDNAfuns: Working with Metabarcoding Data in a Tidy Format
  • spuriouscorrelations: Datasets with Strong and Spurious Correlations
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1 month ago
11 minutes 15 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Controversies in Medicine and Math (Season 4: Episode 36)

Get ready for a review of acetaminophen and neurodevelopmental disorders, dehydration and stress response, Hycean world woes, hints at the compositional protein code, fraudulent publishing in mathematics, R Journal Volume 17/1, and a grant on microbial dust control for mining operations. Science On.


References:

  • Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology
  • Habitual fluid intake and hydration status influence cortisol reactivity to acute psychosocial stress
  • Sub-Neptunes Are Drier than They Seem: Rethinking the Origins of Water-rich Worlds
  • A domed pachycephalosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia
  • Tracing the Origin of the Genetic Code and Thermostability to Dipeptide Sequences in Proteomes
  • Tiny protein pairs may hold the secret to life’s origin
  • How to Fight Fraudulent Publishing in the Mathematical Sciences: Joint Recommendations of the IMU and the ICIAM
  • Fraudulent Publishing in the Mathematical Sciences
  • The R Journal Volume 17/1
  • Birthdays and the coupon collector's problem
  • NIH: Pilot Projects to Enhance the Human Virome Program
  • NIH: Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes
  • NSF/CASIS Transport Phenomena Research at the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth
  • Microbial dust control and surface stabilization


R Packages:

  • bnpMTP: Bayesian Nonparametric Sensitivity Analysis of Multiple Testing Procedures for p Values
  • MicrobTiSDA: Microbiome Time-Series Data Analysis
  • plumber2: Easy and Powerful Web Servers
  • ggDNAvis: 'ggplot2'-Based Tools for Visualising DNA Sequences and Modifications
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1 month ago
10 minutes 22 seconds

Science Research Weekly
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 114
  • Large-scale single-cell profiling of stem cells identifies redundant regulators of shoot development and yield trait variation
  • HerS-3: An Exceptional Einstein Cross Reveals a Massive Dark Matter Halo
  • A remarkable ruby: Absorption in dense gas, rather than evolved stars, drives the extreme Balmer break of a little red dot at z = 3.5
  • Journal of Statistical Software Volume 114
  • All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents
  • Learning About Assemblying DNA, BLAST, and Multiple Loci Sequence Testing (MLST) – A Note To Myself
  • Exploring {ggplot2}’s Geoms and Stats
  • Classic Scientific Paper Review


R Packages:

  • henna: A Versatile Visualization Suite
  • ccar3: Canonical Correlation Analysis via Reduced Rank Regression
  • SurvGME: Analysis of Survival Data under Graphical and Measurement Error Models
  • workspace: Manage Collections of Datasets and Objects
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1 month ago
6 minutes 50 seconds

Science Research Weekly
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, Mars
  • Discovery of a dwarf planet candidate in an extremely wide orbit: 2017 OF201
  • Ancient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remains
  • Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limits for motility in a eukaryotic cell
  • Giant extrachromosomal element “Inocle” potentially expands the adaptive capacity of the human oral microbiome
  • Creating and managing Canvas quizzes with R/exams and vvcanvas
  • Building DNA Sequence Alignment With Needleman-Wunsch Algorithm From Scratch - A Note To My Self
  • Science Spotlight


R Packages:

  • factorH: Multifactor Nonparametric Rank-Based ANOVA with Post Hoc Tests
  • ivolcano: Interactive Volcano Plot
  • REXoplanets: Creates Interface with NASA 'Exoplanets Archive API'
  • pmsesampling: Sample Size Determination for Accurate Predictive Linear Regression
  • minipdf: PDF Document Creator
  • power4mome: Power Analysis for Moderation and Mediation
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1 month ago
6 minutes 23 seconds

Science Research Weekly
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-EM
  • Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction without Reduced Ejection Fraction
  • Cathartocytosis: Jettisoning of cellular material during reprogramming of differentiated cells
  • Estimating the predictability of questionable open-access journals
  • Extreme armour in the world’s oldest ankylosaur
  • Patterned invagination prevents mechanical instability during gastrulation
  • Learning The Basics of Phylogenetic Analysis
  • DevelopSpace grant


R Packages:

  • blendR: Blended Survival Curves
  • CompClassMetrics: Classification Measures when Subclasses are Involved
  • TrialSimulator: Clinical Trial Simulator
  • Rnaught: Estimate the Basic Reproduction Number (R0)
  • metamorphr: Tidy and Streamlined Metabolomics Data Workflows
  • tastyR: Recipe Data from 'Allrecipes.com'
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2 months ago
9 minutes 14 seconds

Science Research Weekly
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 habitats
  • No dilute core produced in simulations of giant impacts on to Jupiter
  • The effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coli
  • A deep-sea hydrothermal vent worm detoxifies arsenic and sulfur by intracellular biomineralization of orpiment (As2S3)
  • July 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages
  • How many parameters does GPT-5 have?
  • Python needs its CRAN
  • The European Bioconductor Conference
  • NIH: Aging Mammalian Tissues In Vitro
  • NIH: 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 Methods
  • multideploy: Deploy File Changes Across Multiple 'GitHub' Repositories
  • SampleSizeCalculator: Sample Size Calculator under Complex Survey Design
  • tidypopgen: Tidy Population Genetics
  • mlspatial: Machine Learning and Mapping for Spatial Epidemiology
  • gwas2crispr: GWAS-to-CRISPR Data Pipeline for High-Throughput SNP Target Extraction
  • ggdiceplot: Dice Plot Visualization for 'ggplot2'
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2 months ago
9 minutes 43 seconds

Science Research Weekly
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 spreading
  • Solution-phase stabilization of a cyclocarbon by catenane formation
  • SwRI-led Webb Telescope survey discovers new moon orbiting Uranus
  • Python Developers Survey 2024 Results
  • Handling Missing Data in R: A Comprehensive Guide
  • Learning Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) genes with Bioconductor
  • Little useless-useful R functions – Absurd converter with Markdown report
  • American Lung Association: Awards and Grants Opportunities


R Packages:

  • Nematode: Ecological Indices Calculator for Nematode Communities
  • confidenceCurves: Frequentist Confidence Analysis for Clinical Trials
  • ggdiagram: Object-Oriented Diagram Plots with 'ggplot2'
  • csdb: An Abstracted System for Easily Working with Databases with Large Datasets
  • gtregression: Tools for Creating Publication-Ready Regression Tables
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2 months ago
7 minutes 38 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Antarctic Submarine Canyons (Season 4: Episode 30)

Get ready for Antarctic submarine canyons, a medicated gel for diabetic wound healing, rapid electronic detection of infectious and chronic diseases, SAS and R in tandem, and several grants from private foundations. Science On.


References:

The geomorphometry of Antarctic submarine canyons

Engineered sEVs encapsulated in GelMA facilitated diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis via targeting thrombospondin-1

Nanoparticle-Supported, Rapid, and Electronic Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Antigens at the Subfemtomolar Level

Building seamless data pipelines across multiple languages: A life sciences and healthcare use case leveraging R and SAS

Gateway for Cancer Research Grant Program

IAFNS Cognitive Health Committee Request for Proposals

Simons Collaborations in Ecology and Evolution

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2 months ago
6 minutes 16 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Proving Einstein Wrong (Season 4, Episode 29)

Get ready for the power of iNaturalist in biodiversity research, mechanisms behind lightning strikes, multi-region brain organoids, programmable chromosome engineering, an idealized double-slit experiment, why hardware may need a new foundation, animated maps in R, and a grant from PepsiCo on novel proteins. Science On.


  • References:
  • iNaturalist accelerates biodiversity research
  • Photoelectric Effect in Air Explains Lightning Initiation and Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes
  • Multi-Region Brain Organoids Integrating Cerebral, Mid-Hindbrain, and Endothelial Systems
  • Iterative recombinase technologies for efficient and precise genome engineering across kilobase to megabase scales
  • Inhibition of the minor spliceosome restricts the growth of a broad spectrum of cancers
  • Coherent and Incoherent Light Scattering by Single-Atom Wave Packets
  • Einstein was wrong: MIT just settled a 100-year quantum debate
  • Surfactants Steer Supraparticle Structure
  • Journal of Statistical Software Volume 113
  • Why Hardware Needs a New Foundation
  • 3 ways to estimate parameters when fitting a distribution to data
  • Introduction to Generalised Linear Models with Prussian Horse Kicks
  • Animated Maps with {ggplot2} and {gganimate}
  • Novel proteins, peptides and amino acids with health benefits
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3 months ago
9 minutes 30 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Fishing out Fakes (Season 4: Episode 28)

Get ready for radiation-hardened data chips, a universal Deepfake detector, plant virus cancer immunotherapy, June’s top 40 new CRAN packages, and a grant from the NSF on Future Computing Research. Science On.


References:

  • A Radiation-Hard 8-Channel 15-Bit 40-MSPS ADC for the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter Readout
  • Towards a Universal Synthetic Video Detector: From Face or Background Manipulations to Fully AI-Generated Content
  • Comparative analyses for plant virus-based cancer immunotherapy drug development
  • June 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages
  • NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research


R Packages:

  • ggdibbler: Add Uncertainty to Data Visualisations
  • simIC: Simulate and Analyze Interval- and Mixed-Censored Survival Data
  • suRface.analytics: Statistical Analysis and Visualization of Surface-Engineered Material Properties
  • staninside: Facilitating the Use of 'Stan' Within Packages
  • ggcorrheatmap: Make Flexible 'ggplot2' Correlation Heatmaps
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3 months ago
6 minutes 38 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Forming Planets, Breaking Plastics, and Classifying Lobopodians (Season 4, Episode 27)

Get ready for cancer cells going up in sugary flames, live-action planetary formation, deep sea plastic biodegradation, a 150-year-old museum fossil specimen finally gets figured out, The R Journal: Volume 16/4, dealing with non-values in R, and some Science Spotlights. Science On.


References:

  • A Novel Exopolysaccharide, Highly Prevalent in Marine Spongiibacter, Triggers Pyroptosis to Exhibit Potent Anticancer Effects
  • LiDO: Discovery of a 10:1 Resonator with a Novel Libration State
  • Refractory solid condensation detected in an embedded protoplanetary disk
  • Unveiling deep-sea biodegradation of microbially produced lactate-based polyester (LAHB) via plastisphere metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
  • Palaeocampa anthrax, an armored freshwater lobopodian with chemical defenses from the Carboniferous
  • The R Journal: Volume 16/4
  • Let’s talk about NA-s!
  • What is Biological Dark Matter?
  • What Makes Functional Precision Cancer Therapy Useful?


R Packages:

  • dependentsimr: Simulate Omics-Scale Data with Dependency
  • ROCnGO: Fast Analysis of ROC Curves
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3 months ago
7 minutes 33 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Massive Spinning Phenomena in Physics (Season 4: Episode 26)

Get ready for Parkinson’s disease sniffing dogs; the bladed microtube scheme for massive magnetic fields; a giant, spinning black hole merger; ghost galaxies; lasagna plots in SAS; and an NSF grant on Programmable Cloud Laboratories. Science On.


References:

  • Trained dogs can detect the odor of Parkinson's disease
  • Gigagauss magnetic field generation by bladed microtube implosion
  • Dynamic Organization of Cells in Colonic Epithelium is Encoded by Five Biological Rules
  • GW231123: a Binary Black Hole Merger with Total Mass 190-265
  • Encoding hierarchical 3D architecture through inverse design of programmable bonds
  • 100 ghost galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way—and we’re just now uncovering them
  • Journal of Statistical Software Volume 113
  • Use a lasagna plot to visualize US gas prices
  • Exploring R and Rust in Bioinformatics – Online Developer Forum, 28 July 2025
  • How to choose an IDE
  • Standard Deviation vs. Standard Error: Meaning, Misuse, and the Math Behind the Confusion
  • NSF Test Bed: Toward a Network of Programmable Cloud Laboratories
  • NASA ROSES 2025: F.9 Citizen Science Seed Funding Program


R Packages:

  • rfriend: Provides Batch Functions and Visualisation for Basic Statistical Procedures
  • clusterWebApp: Universal Clustering Analysis Platform
  • fusedTree: Fused Partitioned Regression for Clinical and Omics Data
  • ironseed: Improved Random Number Generator Seeding
  • junco: Create Common Tables and Listings Used in Clinical Trials
  • ggtranslate: A 'ggplot2' Extension for Translating Plot Text
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3 months ago
10 minutes 41 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Double Detonation Supernovae (Season 4: Episode 25)

Get ready for Big Five Workouts, CryoRhodopsins, double detonation supernovae, moon-rice, the 4 layers of testing for R packages, and a three-track grant from the NSF on Translation to Practice. Science On.


References:

  • Personality traits can predict which exercise intensities we enjoy most, and the magnitude of stress reduction experienced following a training program
  • CryoRhodopsins: A comprehensive characterization of a group of microbial rhodopsins from cold environments
  • The genome of a sea spider corroborates a shared Hox cluster motif in arthropods with a reduced posterior tagma
  • Regulating Multifunctional Oxygen Vacancies for Plasma-Driven Air-to-Ammonia Conversion
  • Calcium in a supernova remnant as a fingerprint of a sub-Chandrasekhar-mass explosion
  • Restoration of striatal neuroprotective pathways by kinase inhibitor treatment of Parkinson’s disease–linked LRRK2-mutant mice
  • Moon-Rice: Developing the perfect crop for space-bases
  • The 4 Layers of Testing Every R Package Needs
  • Elevate Your Skills and Boost Your Career with Jumping Rivers Free Monthly Webinars
  • NSF: National Science Foundation Translation to Practice


R Packages:

  • BMIselect: Bayesian MI-LASSO for Variable Selection on Multiply-Imputed Datasets
  • gggda: A 'ggplot2' Extension for Geometric Data Analysis
  • reptiledbr: Interface to the Reptile Database for Querying and Retrieving Taxonomic Data
  • semEffect: Structural Equation Model Effect Analysis and Visualization
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4 months ago
9 minutes 36 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Pre-Cambrian Scuttles (Season 4: Episode 24)

Get ready for cancer cell states, ADHD diagnosis difficulties, body profiles from Ediacaran trace fossils, LMMS for work you can do yourself, May 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages, and a Google Research grant for Quantum Neuroscience. This episode covers materials from June 27th to July 3rd. Science On.


References:

  • AAnet resolves a continuum of spatially-localized cell states to unveil intratumoral heterogeneity
  • Diagnosing ADHD in adults in randomized controlled studies: a scoping review
  • Quantitative decoding of Ediacaran locomotory trace fossil morphologies: Evidence for the emergence of slender anterior-posterior body profiles
  • Size-Insensitive Vapor Diffusion Enabled by Additive Freeze-Printed Aerogels for Scalable Desalination
  • You can outsource the grunt work to an LLM, not expertise
  • May 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages
  • Beyond the Basics: Books to Supercharge Your R Skills
  • DOD: Air Force Fiscal Year 2026 Young Investigator Program (YIP)
  • NASA: Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I
  • Google Research: Quantum Neuroscience


R Packages:

  • autograph: Automatic Plotting of Many Graphs
  • gemR: General Effect Modelling
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4 months ago
8 minutes 18 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Mars, Microbes, and Microstructures (Season 4: Episode 23)

Get ready for UV-resistant lichen, microbes for bioprinting Martian regolith, a new mammalian organelle called the hemifusome, and ways to make candlestick and segmented total bar charts in R. Science On.


References:

  • UVC-Intense Exoplanets May Not Be Uninhabitable: Evidence from a Desert Lichen
  • Bio-Manufacturing of Engineered Living Materials for Martian Construction: Design of the Synthetic Community
  • Lineage-resolved analysis of embryonic gene expression evolution in C. elegans and C. briggsae
  • Hemifusomes and interacting proteolipid nanodroplets mediate multi-vesicular body formation
  • Anatomy of a Normal Probability Plot
  • How to draw a candlestick chart in R? – Both ggplot2 and plotly
  • Segmented Total Bar Chart in R with “`ggsegmentedtotalbar“`
  • Fantastic Graph Types and How to Make Them


R Packages:

  • clinpubr: Clinical Publication
  • slopes: Calculate Slopes of Roads, Rivers and Trajectories
  • unsum: Reconstruct Raw Data from Summary Statistics
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4 months ago
5 minutes 41 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Pandora’s Post-Bayesian Box (Season 4: Episode 22)

Get ready for Pandora’s box of respiratory pathogens, mixed-up earthworm genomes, the insane energies of Extreme Nuclear Transits, a virus-like clade of Archaea, R version 4.5.1 codename “Great Square Root", the new declarative physical modeling language Dyad, Post-Bayesianism using R, and the NIH Directors Transformative Research Awards. Science On.


References:

  • Antibacterial Siderophores of Pandoraea Pathogens and Their Impact on the Diseased Lung Microbiota
  • Towering behavior and collective dispersal in Caenorhabditis nematodes
  • An episodic burst of massive genomic rearrangements and the origin of non-marine annelids
  • The most energetic transients: Tidal disruptions of high-mass stars
  • Estimates of submicron particulate matter (PM1) concentrations for 1998–2022 across the contiguous USA: leveraging measurements of PM1 with nationwide PM2·5 component data
  • Landscape-explicit phylogeography illuminates the ecographic radiation of early archosauromorph reptiles
  • A cellular entity retaining only its replicative core: Hidden archaeal lineage with an ultra-reduced genome
  • R 4.5.1 is released
  • 2024 PSF Annual Impact Report
  • Dyad: A New Language to Make Hardware Engineering as Fast as Software
  • Boost ML accuracy with hyperparameter tuning (with a fun twist)
  • Creating A Question Bank Using Google Sheet, Plumber, and Digital Ocean Droplet
  • Post Bayesianism? Let's Try It
  • DoD: Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award L1 & 2
  • NIH: Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award
  • NIH: Directors Transformative Research Awards


R Packages:

  • geess: Modified Generalized Estimating Equations for Small-Sample Data
  • gseries: Improve the Coherence of Your Time Series Data
  • ssutil: Sample Size Calculation Tools
  • tidyspec: Spectroscopy Analysis Using the Tidy Data Philosophy
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4 months ago
10 minutes 58 seconds

Science Research Weekly
Painkillers, Crystals, and Giant Marine Viruses (Season 4: Episode 21)

Get ready for pain killing at the nerve level, solving an Earth science seismic anomaly, ocean giant virus genomes, the SAS Hackathon, a warning against scientific vibe coding, and a pilot study testing school lunches. Science On.


References:

  • The analgesic paracetamol metabolite AM404 acts peripherally to directly inhibit sodium channels
  • The texture of the post-perovskite phase controls the characteristics of the D” seismic discontinuity
  • Expansion of the genomic and functional diversity of global ocean giant viruses
  • SAS Hackathon
  • Vibe coding with AI agents is not for scientists
  • Rethinking Image Formats
  • HHS: A Research Study of Contaminants in School Meals


R Packages:

  • ggtime: Grammar of Graphics and Plot Helpers for Time Series Visualization
  • discovr: Interactive Tutorials and Data for "Discovering Statistics Using R and RStudio"
  • rifttable: Results Tables to Bridge the Rift Between Epidemiologists and Their Data
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5 months ago
5 minutes 40 seconds

Science Research Weekly
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.