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What was the most significant story in your field?
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Experts identified diverse significant stories across scientific fields in 2024, with several notable themes emerging:
- Neuroscience breakthroughs were highlighted by multiple experts, particularly the complete mapping of the adult fruit fly brain, mentioned by two respondents.
- Climate change impacts received significant attention, with experts noting record-breaking global temperatures, effects on marine biodiversity, volcanic activity in Iceland, and connections to both physical and mental health.
- Disease concerns were prominent, particularly bird flu spreading to dairy cattle and humans, with one expert noting the first human death and another highlighting risks to wild animals.
- Artificial intelligence advancements appeared across disciplines, from Google's quantum chip to AI's ability to analyze scientific articles and predict protein structures (mentioned as Nobel Prize-worthy).
- Medical breakthroughs included gene therapy for hemophilia, early biomarkers for neurological diseases, novel cardiac interventions, and repurposing GLP-1 drugs for obesity.
Interestingly, several experts (3) indicated there were no significant stories in their fields worth noting, showing disagreement about the pace or importance of developments across disciplines.
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user-70090 wrote:
Complete map of adult fruitfly brain
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user-528546 wrote:
Easy material for carbon capture
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user-266855 wrote:
The impact of climate change on physical and mental health. As increased mean maximum temperatures are globally recorded and accepted awareness and understanding of the impact and mitigations is very important.
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user-178611 wrote:
Enantiospecificity in NMR enabled by chirality-induced spin selectivity. Nature communication 2024
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user-149708 wrote:
All advances in epigenetics.
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user-836452 wrote:
Unfortunately none.
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user-532952 wrote:
Bird flu in dairy milk which also infected felines - this poses a risk to wild ruminants and felines globally.
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user-882998 wrote:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07552-4
This is an amazing introduction to gene programming.
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user-770802 wrote:
significant progress in treatment of metabolic diseases, like obesity, NASH and CKD
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user-657321 wrote:
I do not recall anything in my field being significant enough to enter popular press in 2024, but in 2023 the sad story of outbreak of sever silicosis among workers making countertops was a stark reminder of how well-known occupational hazards can come to haunt us (e.g. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/24/1189745247/silicosis-young-workers-kitchen-countertops-lung-damage-california). The issue is global in nature -- this type of work is performed all over the world and the same risk are being reported as in the US -- and is still unresolved, as far as I know.
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user-978193 wrote:
In 2024, the field of pharmacology observed notable developments, particularly in the repurposing of GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide and tirzepatide. Originally designed for type 2 diabetes management, these medications have demonstrated significant efficacy in promoting weight loss, leading to their approval for obesity treatment. This strategic repurposing has expedited treatment availability and reduced development costs, offering effective solutions for obesity management and associated health conditions.
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user-105251 wrote:
With the advancements in AI and ML, Google's willow quantum chip present new windows of opportunity to infuse technology more into traditional human role in Engineering.
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user-727886 wrote:
Further prolongation of construction finalization of ITER - the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.
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user-68647 wrote:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada decided to move support from cultivar development to upstream research such as genomics.
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user-726130 wrote:
AI invasion.
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user-891148 wrote:
I?m an analytical chemist, involved into molecular imaging techniques. Nature Magazine has named spatial proteomics as its Method of the Year 2024, and I am personally agree with this.
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user-349303 wrote:
The description of cell type variability and function of HUMAN peripheral nociceptive nerve cells as a key requirement for the development of meaningful treatments for chronic pain
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user-163736 wrote:
Nursing education has new standards, so curriculum alignment and revision is at the forefront.
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user-979199 wrote:
Yes, this story relates to the epidemiology and disease transmission of bird flu from animals to humans.
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user-197437 wrote:
2024-microRNA
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user-427123 wrote:
mRNA vaccines are an attractive and powerful immunotherapeutic platform against cancer owing to their high potency, specificity, versatility, rapid and large-scale development capability, low-cost manufacturing potential, and safety.
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user-208334 wrote:
Gene therapy for hemophilia.
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user-372463 wrote:
Novel tricuspid valve interventions in interventional cardiology field
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user-110809 wrote:
Finding microplastics everywhere in everything
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user-106149 wrote:
The increasing capabilities of LLMs and other form of artificial intelligence.
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user-266824 wrote:
The complete map of an adult fruit fly's brain provides new insights into the roles of different brain regions
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user-468267 wrote:
Discovery of early biomarkers in Alzheimer's and Multiple Sclerosis.
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user-542124 wrote:
The proposal by EFSA to reduce the "TDI" of BPA by 20,000-fold and acceptance by the European Commission.
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user-850429 wrote:
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into biostatistical methods and clinical research.
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user-6606 wrote:
Comunicación between microorganisms and plants, in roots and shoot
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user-409302 wrote:
Nobel prize for predicting protein structures using AI
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user-421126 wrote:
The effects of warming trend on marine biodiversity
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user-887652 wrote:
I don’t think this is a relevant question.
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user-639182 wrote:
Bird flu's spread to dairy cattle and workers
to which extend this wil become problematic
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user-556903 wrote:
AI can thoroughly and critically discuss a scientific article.
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user-481327 wrote:
Avian Flu first human death
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user-174346 wrote:
Nothing that I can recall.
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user-37487 wrote:
I think that the volcanic eruptions in Iceland in 2024 were a significant science story due to the increased volcanic activity in the region, its unique geological setting, advancements in monitoring technology, the impact on the environment, and new findings on magma dynamics.
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user-730223 wrote:
Sustainability in the palm oil industry
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user-709065 wrote:
RECORD BREAKING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES
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