Emergence of urban growth patterns from human mobility behavior
Cities grow in a bottom-up manner, leading to fractal-like urban morphologies characterized by scali
Projecting seismicity induced by complex alterations of underground stresses with applications to geothermal systems
Seismicity associated with subsurface operations is a major societal concern. It is therefore critic
Financing the Green New Deal
A mission-oriented approach to transform capitalism is the only way to make progress towards sustainable development, argues Mariana Mazzucato.
Financial stability in response to climate change in a northern temperate economy
Climate change will impact the global economy. Here, the authors propose a framework to evaluate its effect on economies across multiple regional and temporal scales, and project decreased financial…
Pfizer-BioNTech jab neutralises Omicron with three shots
Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech say their vaccine booster shot could play a vital role in protecting against the newest Covid-19 variant. That’s af…
Biotech upstart gets $50M to test new virus-based therapies against solid tumors
The team at OncoMyx is trying to leverage one therapeutic to treat several forms of cancer, using the Myxoma virus. Wednesday, it announced the closing of a $50 million Series B financing to take it a…
FDA+ roundup: Republicans will be key for Rob Califf’s confirmation; Janet Woodcock and Margaret Hamburg talk FDA and the pandemic
President Biden’s nominee to be the next FDA commissioner officially has his Senate confirmation hearing set for next Tuesday. Rob Califf, who’s prepping for his second run as FDA commish, will be…
Offering a long-awaited option for the unvaccinated, FDA authorizes AstraZeneca’s long-acting preventative antibody
The FDA authorized AstraZeneca’s long-acting monoclonal antibody cocktail to prevent Covid-19 in patients who are immunocomprised, providing the first level of additional protection for people who may…
Video: Hear from Endpoints’ 2021 Women in Biopharma R&D honorees and listen in on our panel discussion on breaking the glass ceiling
Each year, we aim to highlight 20 extraordinary women who are leaving their mark on drug R&D — and this year’s group was no exception. Our list, while by no means exhaustive, includes scientists,…
Omicron is a test for the next pandemic. Will the world keep making the same mistakes?
Like hundreds of other virologists and epidemiologists, Benjamin tenOever’s Thanksgiving weekend was interrupted with emails about an emergency Omicron meeting. But when he logged onto a WHO…