@JorisMeurs

🇳🇱 | Researcher at the Life Science Trace Detection Laboratory https://xitter.cf/t.co/sQIM8bBZ5i | @radboudscience

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Exercise seems to help prevent cancer and reduce the growth of tumours, but until now, we didn’t know why. The key seems to lie in the gut’s microbiome. newscientist.com/article/248…

Exercise helps fight cancer – and we may finally know why | New Scientist

Exercise seems to help prevent cancer and reduce the growth of tumours, and that protective effect may be due to the way working out changes the gut microbiome

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Sometimes, food is just a little bit too spicy - but now chemists have discovered "anti-spice" compounds that could help take the heat off. newscientist.com/article/248…

Chemists discover 'anti-spice' that could make chili peppers less hot | New Scientist

An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This explains why the Scoville scale for measuring spicyness isn't always...

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A ‘joke’: Paper with ‘completely irrelevant’ citations retracted retractionwatch.com/2025/04/…

A ‘joke’: Paper with ‘completely irrelevant’ citations retracted

A paper that made the rounds last year for its blatantly “irrelevant” citations has now been retracted.  Elsevier’s International Journal of Hydrogen Energy published “Origin of the distinct s…

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Paper on lung cancer detection by #SpiroNose and validation by #TDGCMS has been accepted for publication in Annals of Oncology and now availble online (lnkd.in/d2n3YXqB). A nice collaborative effort between @radboudumc, UMC Groningen, @breathomix and TDLab

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I am guest editing a special issue for Sustainability on "The Application and Development of Environmental Analytical Chemistry" The submission deadline is 31st March 2026. For more info: mdpi.com/journal/sustainabil…

The Application and Development of Environmental Analytical Chemistry | Sustainability | MDPI

This Special Issue focuses on advancements in environmental analytical chemistry, highlighting innovative methodologies, instrumentation, and applications for...

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Universiteiten wijzen honderden buitenlandse onderzoekers en samenwerkingen af ift.tt/9FbstSr

Universiteiten wijzen honderden buitenlandse onderzoekers en samenwerkingen af

Dat is gebeurd op advies van teams die zijn opgericht om te voorkomen dat gevoelige kennis en technologie in buitenlandse handen komen.

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Dental researchers fabricated data in two articles, university investigation found buff.ly/rlMuWRt

Dental researchers fabricated data in two articles, university investigation found

Two former professors and a former graduate student at Osaka Dental University in Japan reused images between three published articles, according to the findings of an institutional investigation. …

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“AI can be a powerful tool for scientists. But it can also fuel research misconduct.” theconversation.com/ai-can-b…

AI can be a powerful tool for scientists. But it can also fuel research misconduct

How can the science community minimise the risks but maximise the benefits of AI?

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"Crediting non-author contributors in scientific publishing." nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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When offered a choice of bowls, free-ranging dogs in India tend to approach a yellow one much more than blue or grey newscientist.com/article/246…

Dogs seem to have a strong preference for yellow things | New Scientist

When offered a choice of bowls, free-ranging dogs in India tend to approach a yellow one much more than blue or grey

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"Maybe impostor syndrome wasn’t a sign of failure, but a sign of growth." #ScienceWorkingLife. scim.ag/415zESX
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A new process could enable crushed rocks to capture CO2 from the air much more quickly, turbocharging a carbon removal technique that is already being widely adopted. newscientist.com/article/246…

Clever chemistry can make rocks absorb CO2 much more quickly | New Scientist

Spreading crushed rocks on fields can absorb CO2 from the air – now chemists have devised a way to turbocharge this process by creating more reactive minerals

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"The fragile state of peer review: Can open science fix the system?" ukrant.nl/magazine/the-fragi…
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"Renowned scientific integrity investigator endows fund to support fellow sleuths" Kudos to @MicrobiomDigest | #Respect | buff.ly/4hUKTmU
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Did you know MathWorks has supported the open-source community even before MATLAB? Explore how with OSS (on top, within, and alongside) MATLAB & Simulink in this insightful session! Watch now ⤵️ spr.ly/6017x2JAT

Open Source Software and MATLAB: Principles, Practices, and Python

MathWorks has a long history of contributions to OSS projects and community, since the inception of MATLAB. Learn about how MATLAB and Simulink work “on top of, within, and alongside” OSS.

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Polar bears are the only land mammal that willingly dives into frigid Arctic waters. Thankfully, the unique composition of their sebum keeps their fur from forming ice. chemistryworld.com/news/myst…

Mystery of how polar bears keep their coats ice free unravelled

Analysis of fur sebum could inspire new icephobic coatings

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Scientists fear losing essential climate data during Trump upheaval | New Scientist

A temporary loss of access to key datasets on levels of CO2 in the atmosphere added to concern about the potential fallout of the Trump administration’s attacks on climate science

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Open vacancies for two postdoctoral researchers and one PhD candidate in our group! linkedin.com/posts/life-scie…

Life Science Trace Detection Laboratory | Trace Detection Laboratory - Radboud University

Are you an enthusiastic young scientist who likes to work with and/or develop new spectroscopic instruments? And do you hold a Master/PhD's degree in physics (photonics), engineering (electrical) or...

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'Russische saboteurs spoten uitlaten van Duitse auto's vol met bouwschuim' ift.tt/LbmhDWu

'Russische saboteurs spoten uitlaten van Duitse auto's vol met bouwschuim'

Bijna driehonderd auto's werden beschadigd. Op de voertuigen werden foto's en slogans van politieke partij De Groenen geplakt.

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