/channels/taxonomy/term/18715/all en /channels/channels/news/millions-gamers-advance-biomedical-research-356750 <p>Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research according to a new study published today in <a name="_Hlk163575315" id="_Hlk163575315"></a><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-024-02175-6"><i>Nature Biotechnology</i></a><i>.</i></p> Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:01:01 +0000 webfull 199415 at /channels /channels/channels/event/tete-tete-conversations-about-science-engagement-around-world-341915 <p>Around the globe, people dedicate their lives to the fascinating, weird, and powerful world of science.</p> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:49:27 +0000 webfull 182525 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-video-game-enlists-players-help-advance-scientific-research-321495 <p>McGill researchers are turning to video games to harness the power of citizen scientists in order to map the gut microbiome.</p> Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:39:57 +0000 webfull 159959 at /channels /channels/channels/news/citizen-science-field-observations-yield-updated-predicted-distributions-rare-species-288616 <p>Online “citizen science” data initiatives may be able to help map the distribution of rare species in the wild, according to a study published August 8 in the open access journal <em><a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0201094">PLOS ONE</a></em> by Yifu Wang of �㽶��Ƶ and colleagues. </p> Wed, 08 Aug 2018 18:01:29 +0000 webfull 139465 at /channels