Jennifer Neuwald

Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature survey shows researchers are split Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI and what needs to be disclosed.

This is an interesting analysis and a topic that will become more prevalent as GenAI advances. I’m leaning more toward “use to help refine” side. Like a colleague who reads the manuscript and says, “You should rephrase this to talk about X,Y,Z”. What do YOU think?

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Bacteria found on Chinese space station has never been seen on Earth or anywhere else Scientists have discovered a new bacteria species called niallia tiangongensis aboard China's Tiangong space station.

This is so cool! To me, it sounds like this evolved from a Terran species of bacteria that may have hitched a ride at some point, but now has evolved novel adaptive traits to the space environment on the space station. Is this the first evidence of a species evolving in space!?

So proud of Master Hannah Horowitz and the other @csu-ecology.bsky.social Master’s crew!! You guys are awesome! Congrats!! 💕🪺🐝🏙️🌎💧☀️🎓💕

Even faced with the same data, ecologists sometimes come to opposite conclusions Study highlights powerful role subjective choices can play in research, though some critics urge caution about applying findings too broadly

I don't get it.

They gave different groups a big pile of field data and asked them to draw conclusions. Groups drew different conclusions, so ecology is broken?

That's not how we do ecology. We design an experiment based on domain expertise and *collect appropriate data* with the question in mind.