AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI for public good: New York’s Empire AI Beta is now live, giving university researchers shared access to a top academic AI system as NSF-backed regional AI hubs expand compute for science. Space & risk: A stray SpaceX Falcon 9 stage is believed to have crashed into the Moon, while scientists also warn that space debris could soon make Earth orbit harder to use. Neonatal care: A multicenter study in Pediatric Research finds point-of-care ultrasound can guide nasojejunal tube placement, cutting malposition and radiation versus repeated X-rays. Biomedicine: Nature Communications maps distinct human fat-cell subsets with different metabolic roles, and Nature Microbiology highlights IL-1 signalling pathways in mucosal defense during invasive Candida infection. Agriculture & climate: Research from Northeast China finds soil organic carbon boosts maize yields in controlled trials but not on real farms, questioning a key “carbon-to-yield” assumption. Food tech: UBC researchers report a seaweed-derivative coating that keeps strawberries fresher than refrigeration. Public health biosurveillance: Singapore’s NParks funds six One Health projects to strengthen zoonotic disease monitoring using genomics, genetics, and ecological links.
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