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    Viroscope: Honing virus detection for the global plant trade

    Viroscope: Honing virus detection for the global plant trade

    The destruction of plant crops from the propagation of plant pathogens, such as viruses, is a serious threat to global food security and human perpetuity. What's more, the world’s governing bodies lack the tools for standardised and accurate virus detection.

    The CEO and Founder of Multiplex startup, Dr Bernardo Pollak, and fellow researchers based in Chile have developed and tested a unique diagnostic pipeline, Viroscope, and demonstrated its functionality through a web application, Viroscope.io.


    Read more in Research Features

    Read the original research: doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.967021

    • 10 min
    Compassion and self-care in the care sector

    Compassion and self-care in the care sector

    Care, by itself, brings thoughts of warmth, compassion, and doing right by the people who need your help. As an employment Sector, it sees life or death stakes placed on a chronically undervalued staff, working under stringent budgets in high pressure working environments.
    What, then, can we learn from the fields of trauma research and community support in caring for those carers?
    Dr Dianne Wepa of Charles Darwin University joins us again with colleagues Professor Mary Steen from Curtin University and Dr Lisa Di Lemma from Liverpool Hope University to talk about self care and self compassion as tools for improving public health. 
    As a note, this episode includes discussions of workplace bullying and medical trauma. Listener discretion is advised. 
    Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.2174/18743501-V15-E221020-2022-39

    Listen to Dr Wepa's previous episodes:
    https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10213207https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10455774

    • 53 min
    Hydrogen as a Renewable Aerospace Fuel | The Enterprise Sessions with Neha Chandarana

    Hydrogen as a Renewable Aerospace Fuel | The Enterprise Sessions with Neha Chandarana

    What is the future of hydrogen as a renewable fuel source? Professor Michele Barbour talks with Dr Neha Chandarana, a Lecturer in Bio-based and Sustainable Composites at the University of Bristol. Neha explores the potential applications of hydrogen, from heating to various modes of transport. She also shares insights into her role as the Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Champion for the University’s Faculty of Engineering.
     
    ⭐Highlights
    §  Learn about Neha’s research on hydrogen and its potential applications in aerospace, shedding light on the challenges and promises.
    §  How does research transition from the lab to real-world industry applications? Explore what collaborations and funding streams are needed to make it happen. 
    §  Neha discusses her role as Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Champion, detailing initiatives aimed at fostering an inclusive environment within the Faculty of Engineering.
    §  Discover how Neha collaborates across different Faculties to understand the educational experiences of engineering students, particularly those with intersectional identities.
     
    🌐 About the Enterprise Sessions
    The Enterprise Sessions bring together a diverse mix of company founders and researchers who talk openly about their personal experiences of forming spin-outs and start-ups, raising capital, academic-industry partnerships and the joys of translating research discoveries into real-world impact. 
    The series aims to inform, inspire and challenge myths and stereotypes about research commercialisation and how businesses and universities can work together to tackle society's biggest challenges. 
     
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    https://www.bristol.ac.uk/enterprise-sessions 
     
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    University of Bristol School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/schools/civil-aero-design/
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    • 30 min
    Motivating climate action through cultural impact

    Motivating climate action through cultural impact

    Weight lifter David Katoatau has already lost his home in Kiribati to coastal erosion, and  faces the loss of his whole country to rising sea levels. Dancing at the 2016 Summer Olympics didn't stop the tides, but it grabbed attention across the world regarding his country's imminent fate, and raised awareness of the damages climate change is already having around the globe.

    Researchers from Singapore Management University led by Professor Angela Leung, and her collaborator Prof Kevin Tam from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are studying whether awareness of how climate change affects human cultures motivates people to support policies and take action to mitigate its effects.

    Are some groups of people more aware than others? And does awareness prompt people to engage in climate change activism?

    Read the original research: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-022-03337-8

    • 9 min
    Tiny Titans of Life: Unravelling nature's small wonders with an enormous Impact

    Tiny Titans of Life: Unravelling nature's small wonders with an enormous Impact

    Cyclic glycine proline, or cGP,  is a very small molecule, but one with a profound impact on the body and mind, such as on the ageing brain and health.

    Dr Jian Guan, Neuroscientist and Chief Scientific Officer at The cGP Lab, New Zealand, focuses on understanding the role of IGF-1 hormone and cGP in brain health and cognitive function, and improving the ageing process overall.

    Read the original research: doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031021

    Visit the cGP website: cgpmax.com

    • 11 min
    Fed is Best for neonatal health and nutrition

    Fed is Best for neonatal health and nutrition

    Active risks to children's health come in many shapes and sizes. While misinformation and bad advice won't turn up in a blood test, it can have just as damaging consequences as any infection.

    Dr Christie del Castillo-Hegyi's research into child wellbeing and nutrition, in addition to her Fed Is Best Initiative, flies counter to a lot of the “received wisdom” new parents are given. Her cause is that babies get adequate care in their early development - a sentiment that is more controversial than it seems.
    This episode includes discussion of maternal health, child malnutrition, medical trauma and child death. Listener discretion is advised.

    Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.3390/children9091379
    Pre-order the Fed Is Best book here: https://www.fedisbestbook.org/

    • 57 min

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