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Calling for book chapters on 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈-𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 to be published by Elsevier. Quality research chapter proposals are invited for submission on or before November 15, 2024. #AI #bioinformatics #graphmodels #biologicaldiscovery #researchcall #academicpublishing #AIinBiology #callforchapters #elsevier

So excited to share that my first article has been published at HTS Theological Studies! It is a privilege to be able to practice research on something I am passionate about. In addition to that, I can share this experience and milestone with my mentor and supervisor of almost five years, Prof. Maniraj Sukdaven. At HTS Theological Studies entitled "The interrelatedness between the Nama Khoikhoi supreme being and celestial objects": https://lnkd.in/diuRdRRx

THINK ABOUT THIS TOPIC: language: Chomsky's theory. “In undertaking the study of mind, it is useful to consider the less controversial question of how we study a complex physical system such as the human body. We assume that the species is characterized by a certain biological endowment. The embryo grows to the adult as its genetic programme unfolds, under the triggering and controlling effect of the envir-onment. The organism does not learn' to grow arms or reach puberty. Rather, the general course of maturation is genetically determined, though the realization of the genetic plan depends in part on external factors.” (language: Chomsky's theory. Page, 511, line 1-11). The mind here is a biological compound that is subject to the process of growth, just like the body and other biological organs. Therefore, the development of thinking or the mechanism of the mind cannot be separated from the mechanism of biological development of the body. This is useful in studying the relationship between physical disabilities and patterns of thinking and the subject of language and speech. The purpose of the research is that language is a biological response subject to the relationship between the body and the mind. Source: The Oxford Companion TO THE Mind RICHARD L. GREGORY UNIVERSITY PRESS by Oxford University Press Inc., New York.

Thiago Pasin sheds light on an issue that is rarely talked about in #science - the language barrier, in his essay for ASBMB today. For most non-native English speakers, the expectation to be able to communicate #research fluently can seem onerous, particularly when there may be very little formal training given to scientists to bridge/build/polish English skills. Thank you Thiago and American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) for initiating a discussion on a much needed topic! #sciencecommunication

Thinking out of the box can be dangerous, and yet progress depends on it! But when the box is very well established we call it Dogma And going against Dogma is risky … Rupert Sheldrake an English biochemistry, physiology and parapsychology researcher presented a few arguments that got me thinking very differently about generally accepted science Why is this important? Because science defines how the western world works today And how we decide, how countries are run, how humans are considered  Mostly because science itself has become a mode of thinking If I want to be useful to this crazy fast changing world I need to think out of the box. So realising that our precious science is probably flawed is a good start 💡 One really interesting point was made (video is in comments) about the conflict between: ➡ science is a method of equiry  and  ➡ science as a belief system or world view Because when we have a belief system we don’t question it... And if our belief systems defines our reality no enquiry is possible So having Science as a world view is counter to the Scientific Equiry that it is founded upon 🙃 I don’t know if all of Ruperts claims are verifiable but I did already know that Gravity “G” isn’t constant and that every 10 years it is redefined by adding up all the measurement taken from meterologists around the world. And interesting sources or books to share??

📃Scientific paper: Mapping out the Trajectory of Islamic Perspectives on Neuroethics Abstract: The advancements of medical technology incited multi-disciplinary discussions with regard to its ethical implications. Within the neuroscientific domain, the term ‘neuroethics’ has gained prominence over recent years. However, the contributions of religious perspectives in the nascent field of neuroethics are particularly few. The scarce literature on Islamic perspectives on neuroethics merely questioned its importance and introduced a sharia -based framework that can be implemented. Building upon this, the possible trajectories of Islamic perspectives on neuroethics can be mapped out by tapping into several issues within Islamic bioethics, such as cloning and genomics. Topics such as these are deliberated through the collective discussions by contemporary Muslim scholars and biomedical scientists, thus producing well-informed dialogues and decisions. Building upon these may assist in developing further the Islamic perspectives on issues within neuroethics. This lays the groundwork for all the stakeholders involved in advance, in order to predict and prevent potential harms and challenges. Continued on ES/IODE ➡️ https://etcse.fr/oBg ------- If you find this interesting, feel free to follow, comment and share. We need your help to enhance our visibility, so that our platform continues to serve you.

Alphabetical terms used in biology 🎉 Understanding the study of life becomes more intriguing 💭 when we grasp the intricacies of every step 🤝 along the way.. 🙏. Repost if you find this insightful 👍 💖. Feel free to comment and follow for more 🤞 #biology #learning #ai #linkedinlearning #mediacal #health #science

A recent study led by Associate Professor Nicole Creanza explores the interplay between genetics and language transmission. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, investigates how cultural factors influence linguistic and genetic evolution. Using data from 130 global populations, the study found that in matrilineal societies, particularly in Africa, there is a stronger association between language and maternally inherited genes. This research underscores the importance of considering cultural practices in genetic studies and highlights the complex relationship between human migration, genetics, and language evolution. The findings contribute to the broader understanding of cultural evolution.

😃 It is the first time in my career that I am working on a topic for which a Nobel Prize has been conferred. Congratulations to Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for having developed an AI able to predict with high accuracy protein folding structures! Our aim is to complement these amazing machine learning results by statistical approaches, notably via directional statistics by modelling the dihedral angles of proteins with flexible probability distributions. I am very grateful to Thomas Hamelryck for having introduced me to this world by showing and explaining the link with directional statistics. My first works on this combination have been with my former PhD student Ola Rønning and his main supervisor Thomas Hamelryck, KANTI MARDIA, Jose Ameijeiras-Alonso, and most recently with Shogo Kato and my PhD student Sophia Loizidou at the University of Luxembourg (after a first paper, a second paper on the theme is currently under preparation also with her co-supervisor Andreas Anastasiou, DPhil). Diffusion processes for tackling this problem have been proposed by Eduardo García Portugués, Thomas Hamelryck and coauthors in very insightful papers. A short description of Sophia's research can be found at https://lnkd.in/eHg2Kbpv. Many thanks to science.lu from the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and Research Luxembourg for the very interesting article! These are exciting times 🤩 #Nobelprize #statistics #datascience #machinelearning #proteinstructure #proteins #AI #directionalstatistics #research

Imagine you're a Marmoset monkey living in a forest in northeastern Brazil. As you swing through the trees you suddenly hear a high-pitched call coming from your left that cuts through the usual symphony of the forest. Your ears perk up, not just because of the noise, but because you recognize it: another marmoset is calling you by name. Our latest research, led by Prof. David Omer, and recently featured in Science Magazine, shows that these non-human primates use unique high-pitched vocalizations, called 'phee calls', to address each other individually, similar to how humans use names. This finding challenges our understanding of the cognitive abilities of non-human primates and raises new questions about the evolution of language. I’d like to thank Prof. David Omer from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem for the opportunity to contribute to this research . Also, I'd like to thank my colleague, Tomer Fried, with whom I worked closely to produce some of the key results presented in the paper. We utilized various machine learning techniques, which included cleaning the data, feature extraction and employing different models in our analysis. The paper can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dtadH6bx The The Washington Post also covered the research in the following article: https://lnkd.in/dFU5jGfY #Science The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences - ELSC #animal_communication