Erkan Aydin

Jan 11, 2024 | science.org | Erkan Aydin

CHO Cell Growth Media PlatformFUJIFILM Irvine Scientific has announced the expansion of its BalanCD CHO Media Platform portfolio with the addition of two new chemically defined growth media: BalanCD CHO Perfusion and BalanCD CHO DG44. Like other BalanCD CHO, the new additions are designed to maximize growth, viability, and productivity ofChinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell lines at all scales of research and manufacturing, from small shake flasks to large bioreactors.

Jan 11, 2024 | science.org | Erkan Aydin |Rohini Pande

Rohini Pande https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-0987Authors Info & AffiliationsThe world’s forests store an estimated of carbon—equivalent to approximately 100 years worth of anthropogenic emissions, at current rates—and with good husbandry could potentially store up to 226 billion tonnes more. Clearly, preserving and repairing forests is a vital element of mitigating climate breakdown.

Jan 11, 2024 | science.org | Erkan Aydin |Caroline Ash |Sarah Lemprière

Celestial Mechanics A possible gap in the outer Solar SystemKeith T. SmithA gap in the distribution of minor objects orbiting the Sun beyond the Kuiper Belt might indicate the presence of a large body beyond the heliopause. PHOTO: NASA, ESA, AND G. BACON (STSCI)Open in viewerThe Kuiper Belt extends to about 50 astronomical units (au) from the Sun.

Jan 11, 2024 | science.org | Erkan Aydin |Bianca Lopez |Priscilla Kelly |Jake Yeston

Conservation Assessing the forest for the treesBianca LopezAssessment reveals that a majority of tree species in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil are threatened by extinction. PHOTO: LEONARDO MERCON/SHUTTERSTOCKOpen in viewerEfforts to set conservation priorities and evaluate protection activities often depend on assessments of species’ conservation statuses, such as the International Union for Conservation’s Red List of Threatened Species.

Jan 4, 2024 | science.org | Erkan Aydin |Tulio de Oliveira |Cheryl Baxter

Tulio de Oliveira and Cheryl BaxterAuthors Info & AffiliationsAfrica bears a disproportionate burden of infectious diseases, accounting for a substantial percentage of global cases. Malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, cholera, Ebola, Lassa fever, and other tropical diseases, such as dengue and chikungunya, have had a profound impact on morbidity and mortality.