The systems we require for sustaining our lives increasingly rely upon algorithms to function. Governance, energy grids, food distribution, supply chains, healthcare, fuel, global banking, and much ...

Delirium is a common but often undiagnosed condition in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. To improve early detection, a ...

Researchers identified 10 important rules to ethically conduct large-scale data research in a recent editorial for PLOS Computational Biology. An interdisciplinary group of researchers developed the ...

Remote technology has quickly become a critical element of clinical trials. According to a June 2021 survey from WCG, 94% of research sites expect to use at least one form of remote technology in the ...

The EthicsLab at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is inviting scholars, artists, and practitioners to join a growing community of practice and inquiry that explores the ethical questions posed by ...

In computer science, the main outlets for peer-reviewed research are not journals but conferences, where accepted papers are presented in the form of talks or posters. In June, 2019, at a large ...

In 2018, Chinese researcher He Jiankui was imprisoned for editing a human embryo — a procedure which resulted in the birth of the world’s first genetically modified twins. Called “a profound leap of ...

Researchers have identified methods to predict the environmental and social cost of resourcing new deposits of rare earth minerals used in the production of mobile phones, wind turbines and electric ...

THE National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is set for a partnership aimed at transforming Zimbabwe’s livestock research landscape. This followed a visit by the National Animal Research ...