The Scientific Computing Group at the Pontifical Catholic University of Goias focuses on using computational intelligence to develop solutions to biological problems. By Rute Costa In the middle of Brazil, away from the spotlights of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, is a group of scientists making groundbreaking discoveries. The…
Infectious diseases are a tremendous burden in vulnerable and underserved communities around the world. To treat them, and to monitor and screen at-risk communities requires low cost, sensitive, portable, and easily used diagnostics. Researchers in Professor Jonathan Cooper’s group at the University of Glasgow have a simple solution. By Elizabeth…
Microscopes are fantastic tools for seeing things which are too small for the human eye to detect. But one microscope does not solve all problems. The Applied Optics Lab at the Australian National University, led by Dr Steve Lee, is working on customising optical microscopes to meet the particular needs…
Professor Matt Cooper’s group at The University of Queensland has decided to take a multifaceted approach to finding the next antibiotic. They are doing primary research on infection using imaging technologies, looking at modifying existing antibiotics to increase their potency, re-examining old antibiotics, and even crowdsourcing new ones. By Elizabeth…