‘We can change diet to generate a healthier microbiome and a healthy individual’
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Microbiologists Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are working to understand the complex microbial community that resides within the human gut and its potential for helping people live healthier, longer lives.
Targeting cells’ ‘trash-sorting’ systems could unlock new treatments for neurodegenerative disease
Science & EngineeringNews
By preserving a lipid critical to cellular cleanup, researchers improved a severe neurodegenerative condition in both cells and mice – a finding that could have widespread applications in medicine.
MingKwai prototype, the ‘origin of Chinese computing,’ finds a home at Stanford
Libraries & ArchivesNews
Lost for more than half a century, the rare Chinese typewriter whose name means “clear and fast” was discovered in a New York basement and entrusted to Stanford Libraries.
Scientists discover extravagant, protein-free RNA structures
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Stanford and SLAC researchers have identified surprisingly intricate RNA-only complexes – offering inspiration for biomedical and biotechnological design.
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As we continue to integrate AI into crucial societal decisions, we have an opportunity to build systems that don’t just replicate our current inequities, but actively work to address them.”
Sanmi Koyejo, assistant professor of computer science, on using AI as a tool for creating more equitable systems.
Humanity depends on the ocean – here is what we need to prioritize for immediate ocean science research
Stephen Palumbi, professor of oceans and of biology, and co-author of the article, discusses our reliance on the ocean for economic, social, and physical well-being.
Deliberative democracy puts dialogue and reason at center of decision-making
High school students Ryan Heshmati and Anaya Ertz talk with James Fishkin, professor of communication, on how we can put dialogue and reason at the center of decision-making.
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