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Monday 2 November

Today

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Today’s briefing

Viral RNA folds, refugee perinatal care and augmented reality at Viking sites

Mapping the SARS-CoV-2 genome base by base reveals that three-dimensional RNA folding governs how viruses function and adapt. At the University of Groningen, Ilaria Manfredonia  charts these structures across pathogens, finding that conserved RNA shapes uncover evolutionary ties between dengue and Zika and showing that polycipiviruses persist silently in wild Dutch ant colonies.

Inside today’s guide

  1. 24defenses from 14 universities in 6 countries
  2. 8Medical and health sciences
  3. 7Natural sciences
  4. 6Social sciences
  5. 1Engineering and technology
  6. 1Humanities and the arts
  7. 1Agricultural and veterinary sciences
  8. 2Greece
  9. 1Denmark
  10. 1Finland
  11. 1Norway
  12. 1Sweden
  13. 3Pickpicked in the briefing

At the end of a doctorate the candidate defends years of research in public, and many universities stream the hour. This is the guide to them.

Live today

Shock-absorbing devices added to new and existing buildings, and how they help structures withstand earthquakes.

Διερεύνηση της συμπεριφοράς και της ενίσχυσης νέων και υφιστάμενων κατασκευών με πρόσθετες διατάξεις απορρόφησης σεισμικής ενέργειας

Αλεξία ΚοσμίδουHellenic Open University

Engineering and technologyCivil engineering

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Pick

Today’s pick

Natural sciences

Hidden in the fold: Structural complexity and functional versatility in the genomes of RNA viruses

The folded shapes of viral genetic material, and how they help viruses adapt, evolve, and survive in their hosts.

Ilaria Manfredonia · University of Groningen · Biological sciences

WhyAt the University of Groningen, Ilaria Manfredonia charts these structures across pathogens, finding that conserved RNA shapes uncover evolutionary ties between dengue and Zika and showing that polycipiviruses persist silently in wild Dutch ant colonies.

This fortnight’s double bill

Natural sciences

Fri 30 Oct12:15

Preclinical Evaluation of Antimicrobial Compounds: An Investigation of Natural Products, Natural Product Derivates, and Synthetic CompoundsMartin Paul Heimböck · UiT

and

Natural sciences

Tue 3 Nov11:00

Drugging the thiamine-diphosphate binding-site of the antibiotic target DXPSD. Zhu · Groningen

Why togetherBoth defenses tackle antimicrobial resistance to develop new antibacterials, one by screening natural and synthetic compounds, the other by designing targeted molecules to inhibit a specific bacterial enzyme.

Earlier picks

  1. Fri 30 OctSensors in Dutch fields, and how they shape whether arable farming becomes truly ecological or simply more efficient.Lenn Gorissen · UTRecording not yet available
  2. Thu 29 OctDiscarded polycotton clothes, and how acid can break them down into useful chemicals and recyclable polyester.Nienke Leenders · UvARecording
  3. Wed 28 OctElectroconvulsive therapy for severe depression, and how to prevent the memory problems and agitation it can cause.Joey Verdijk · UTRecording not yet available
  4. Tue 27 OctYoung people who survive an opioid overdose, and why lifesaving medicines and addiction treatments rarely reach them afterward.Siena C. Napoleon · BrownRecording not yet available
  5. Mon 26 OctComputer simulations of shallow water and thin gases, and how adjusting their detail on the fly saves calculation time.Rik Verbiest · GroningenRecording not yet available

Later today

From 09:00

  1. Engineering and technology09:00Διερεύνηση της συμπεριφοράς και της ενίσχυσης νέων και υφιστάμενων κατασκευών με πρόσθετες διατάξεις απορρόφησης σεισμικής ενέργειαςΑλεξία ΚοσμίδουHOU
  2. Natural sciences09:45Causal Machine Learning in the Real World: From Data to DecisionsL. van RemmerdenVU
  3. Social sciences10:00Sustainable Regulation and Pricing Strategies in Oligopoly ModelsYanru SunMaastricht
  4. Humanities and the arts11:00Living Multilingualism: Examining the Lived Multilingual Experiences of L1 Portuguese and L1 English Immigrants in Switzerland: Bridging Sociolinguistic Experiences and Psycholinguistic Models of Language Development and AttritionB. duarte.goncalves.ventura.paulaGroningen
  5. Natural sciences11:45Genetics and ComorbidityC. RomeroVU
  6. Natural sciences13:00ΣΥΝΘΕΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΥΒΡΙΔΙΚΩΝ ΕΝΩΣΕΩΝ ΚΟΥΜΑΡΙΝΗΣ-ΠΥΡΙΔΙΝΗΣ-5-ΜΕΛΩΝ ΕΤΕΡΟΚΥΚΛΙΚΩΝ ΔΑΚΤΥΛΙΩΝ ΜΕ ΠΙΘΑΝΟ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΕΝΔΙΑΦΕΡΟΝΜατίνα ΔούκαAUTh
  7. Social sciences12:30The Chinese government’s online crisis communication during health crises and emotional impact on usersMinsi LiUT
  8. Medical and health sciences12:45Green signals in a burnt ecosystem: host–microbe interactions as modulators of intestinal inflammationDaniela Parada VenegasGroningen

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This week

  1. Mon 2 NovFirst of the week24
  2. Tue 3 NovFar from the Netherlands24
  3. Wed 4 NovNot in English27
  4. Thu 5 NovTwo fields at once19
  5. Fri 6 NovLast of the week51
  6. Sat 7 NovFrom the archive–
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