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Tissue chambers loaded into a plate habitat designed for research aboard the International Space Station

Biomedical engineering

Heart tissue heads to space

Published March 15, 2023

The experiments on the International Space Station aim to inform researchers' understanding and treatment of age-related cardiac problems

The complete set of neurons in an insect brain shown as colorful, balloon-like objects in a multicolored cluster of reds, greens, blues, purples, and pinks

Neuroscience

Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

Published March 9, 2023

Researchers from Hopkins and Cambridge map the brain of a baby fruit fly, a landmark achievement that brings scientists closer to true understanding of the mechanism of thought

Q+A

How AI can help combat climate change

Published March 7, 2023

Hopkins AI expert Jim Bellingham discusses potential uses of AI to track and mitigate the effects of climate change ahead of a March 15 presentation at the South by Southwest Conference

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Q+A

From Alexa to a robot running amok in the movie 'M3GAN', artificial intelligence is part of everyday life and is capturing our imagination. Johns Hopkins AI expert Rama Chellappa helps us sort out fact from fiction, and whether we should embrace the 'AI spring'.

An illustration of antibodies on a shelf

Disease treatment

Check this out: A new approach to creating antibody libraries

Published March 1, 2023

The new approach to antibody libraries could expedite the antibody-creation process and accelerate the discovery of therapeutic antibody candidates and vaccines

Mechanical engineering

The lowdown on lower back pain

Published March 1, 2023

Study investigates the source of back and joint pain with the goal of reverse engineering treatments

A close up of a brain organoid shows neurons in magenta, cell nuclei in blue, and other supporting cells in red and green.

Biocomputing

Could future computers run on human brain cells?

Published Feb 28, 2023

Hopkins researchers tout the promise of 'organoid intelligence,' which could one-day yield computers that are faster, more efficient, and more powerful than silicon-based computing and AI

The sun's light shows the curvature of the Earth, as seen from space

Biochemistry

Ancient proteins offer new clues about origins of life on Earth

Published Feb 27, 2023

In early Earth simulation co-led by Hopkins researchers, scientists gain insights into how amino acids shaped the genetic code of ancient microorganisms