When considering animal trials, it is wise to be cautious. What proves to be a fantastic medical intervention in a mouse or another lab animal, can in some cases be catastrophic if given to a human. Human and animal physiologies can be similar but, often in critical aspects, also very different, reports Ri Scarborough. Indeed, results in animals are replicated in humans less than half the time.
And we’re always being told to update our online passwords. But what to pick – and what to avoid? Who better to ask than five password security researchers?
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Animals have played a pivotal role in countless life-saving discoveries.
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Ri Scarborough, Monash University
Virtually every medical therapy in use today owes its existence to animal experiments. But we can't assume what works in animals will in humans. And sometimes, the mismatch can be dangerous.
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Arts + Culture
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Mark Masterson, Victoria University of Wellington
The medieval Byzantine Empire might hold some lessons about tolerance and same-sex marriage.
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Diana Cooper-Richet, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines – Université Paris-Saclay
In 1825, more than 130 Cornish miners and engineers landed in Mexico to work in the silver mines. Their legacy lives on.
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Business + Economy
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Patrick Bond, University of the Witwatersrand
The sub-imperial formation called BRICS, which pretends to be a progressive global force could be divided by a series of crises.
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Environment + Energy
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Harini Nagendra, Azim Premji University; Madhura Niphadkar, Ashoka Trust for Research Ecology and Environment
For mapping patterns of plant invasion from the sky, understanding plant behaviour on the ground and using it along with remote sensing cameras, is crucial.
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Politics + Society
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Simon Hill, University of Chester
The future direction of the Chinese Communist Party will be decided at this year's National Congress. The leader may not change but there are key roles up for grabs.
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Mariangela Palladino, Keele University
Police used water cannons and tear gas to remove a group of migrants and refugees from a square in Rome in August.
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Science + Technology
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Simon McCarthy-Jones, Trinity College Dublin
Many writers say they have inspiration come to them from their characters or an inner voice. Science is seeking answers.
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Lorrie Cranor, Carnegie Mellon University; Blase Ur, University of Chicago; Lujo Bauer, Carnegie Mellon University; Michelle Mazurek, University of Maryland; Nicolas Christin, Carnegie Mellon University
Recent federal changes to password-strength guidelines echo the findings of research we've been doing. It's time to think differently about what makes a password secure.
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