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Justin Jackson

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Justin has been covering science news as a host of This Week in Science (TWIS podcast) since 2004. The weekly program brings a slightly irreverent, yet fervently pro-science perspective to recent research across all scientific subjects. While he has previously worked in biotech research labs running fermentation experiments and in genomics labs running next-generation sequencers, Justin’s first love of science is in communicating the stories to a wider audience. Justin joins the Science X team

Articles by Justin Jackson

Phys.org / Mapping maternal lineages of fine aroma cocoa through chloroplast DNA

Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University researchers conducted a genomic analysis of fine aroma cocoa from northern Peru, uncovering genetic divergence and evolutionary patterns within Theobroma cacao.

Mar 18, 2025
Phys.org / Light-powered artificial neurons mimic brain-like oscillations

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) researchers have developed a neuromorphic photonic semiconductor neuron capable of processing optical information through self-sustained oscillations. Exploring the use ...

Mar 17, 2025
Phys.org / Cinnabar-stained teeth—a mystery from an ancient Turpan burial

Research led by Jilin University and Texas A&M University has documented the first known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in antiquity. Analysis of a burial from approximately 2,200 years ago in the Shengjindian Cemetery, Turpan, ...

Mar 17, 2025
Medical Xpress / Maternal diet and infant allergies: The avocado connection

The Hass Avocado Board teamed up with the University of Eastern Finland researchers to examine the relationship between maternal avocado consumption during pregnancy and allergic outcomes in infants. Findings suggest that ...

Mar 17, 2025
Medical Xpress / Lower waist-to-hip ratio in midlife linked to longer lasting cognitive function

Researchers from Oxford University, University College London, and collaborating institutions across Germany, France, and the Netherlands, found that diet quality and waist-to-hip ratio during midlife are associated with ...

Mar 13, 2025
Phys.org / CRISPR-Cascade test detects bloodstream infections in minutes without amplification

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a CRISPR-based diagnostic tool capable of detecting bloodstream infections in minutes without the need for nucleic acid amplification. The CRISPR-Cascade ...

Mar 13, 2025
Phys.org / Teeth from a 2100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia tell a tale of soldiers far from home

Research led by Jilin University, China, is providing bioarchaeological evidence on a mass grave at the Bayanbulag site in Mongolia containing the remains of soldiers from the Han-Xiongnu War. Genetic, isotopic, and tooth ...

Mar 13, 2025
Medical Xpress / Monoclonal antibody significantly reduces nasal polyps and need for surgery in Phase 3 clinical trial

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps presents a substantial clinical burden, affecting nasal airflow, olfactory function, and quality of life. Epithelial barrier dysfunction and type 2 inflammatory responses drive disease ...

Mar 12, 2025
Phys.org / Eukaryotic phytoplankton decline due to ocean acidification could significantly impact global carbon cycle

Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and subtropical oligotrophic waters, ocean acidification reduces primary production, the process of photosynthesis in phytoplankton, where they ...

Mar 12, 2025
Phys.org / Roads less traveled multiply deforestation in the Amazon and beyond

James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to extensive deforestation across the Brazilian Amazon, the Congo Basin, and New Guinea. Findings demonstrate ...

Mar 11, 2025
Phys.org / Exploring the Greenland shark's secret to extreme longevity

Greenland sharks are thought to have lifespans that can reach 400 years. Building upon previous work, University of Tokyo-led researchers have now sequenced a chromosome-level genome of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), ...

Mar 10, 2025
Medical Xpress / When seconds determine survival rates, prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy can save lives

Researchers from an international collaborative team have found that prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) is feasible and associated with improved survival for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) patients when performed ...

Mar 10, 2025
Phys.org / Mariana Trench expedition discovers new lifeforms flourishing in deep-sea environment

Shanghai Jiao Tong University along with multiple collaborating institutions including the University of Copenhagen and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have conducted an extensive investigation into microbial ecosystems ...

Mar 10, 2025
Medical Xpress / Researchers map how individual neurons encode behavioral states

National Institutes of Health researchers have mapped how individual neurons in the primary somatosensory cortex receive brain-wide presynaptic inputs that encode behavioral states, refining our understanding of cortical ...

Mar 10, 2025
Medical Xpress / Better sleep, better blood sugar? Study links sleep patterns to glucose stability

Research led by Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine in China has found that inadequate sleep duration and late sleep onset are associated with increased glycemic variability in adults. Continuous glucose ...

Mar 7, 2025