Editing 2022 in science (section)

===October===
[[File:ARC-20221004-AAV3443-MoonOrigin-Social-NASAWeb-1080p medium.oggtheora.ogg|right|thumb|1 October: A new, more detailed simulation of the [[giant-impact hypothesis]] suggests that the [[Moon]] formed in just hours.]]
*1 October &ndash; A new simulation by NASA finds that the [[Moon]] likely [[Giant-impact hypothesis|formed]] within a matter of hours, as opposed to earlier theories that proposed a much longer period of months or years.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web|| title=Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal|url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/lunar-origins-simulations|date=4 October 2022|access-date=4 October 2022|publisher=NASA}}</ref>
*4 October &ndash; [[Edmonton Police Service]] reports the use of [[DNA phenotyping]] to generate 3D [[face|facial]] images of [[Suspect|crime suspects]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite web|| title=Police Are Using DNA to Generate 3D Images of Suspects They've Never Seen
|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkgma8/police-are-using-dna-to-generate-3d-images-of-suspects-theyve-never-seen|date=11 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|publisher=Vice}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web|| title=Police use DNA phenotyping in unsolved sexual assault|url=https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/DNAPhenotypeOct4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|date=4 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|publisher=Edmonton Police Service}}</ref>
[[File:Mitochondrial_DNA_lg.jpg|thumb|5 October: Ongoing [[Mitochondrial DNA#mtDNA in nuclear DNA|transfer of mitochondrial DNA into DNA in the cell nucleus]] is reported.]]
*5 October
**''[[The New York Times]]'' summarizes those awarded [[Nobel Prize]]s in the [[Sciences]] for the year 2022: 
***[[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]] (October 3): [[Svante Pääbo]] for discoveries involving [[genome]]s of [[Human evolution|extinct hominins]]
***[[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] (October 4): [[Alain Aspect]], [[John F. Clauser]] and [[Anton Zeilinger]] for work in [[quantum technology]]
***[[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (October 5): [[Carolyn R. Bertozzi]], [[Morten Meldal]] and [[K. Barry Sharpless]] for studies on [[click chemistry]] and [[bioorthogonal chemistry]].<ref name="NYT-20221005">{{#invoke:cite news ||last=Taylor |first=Derrick Bryson |title=2022 Nobel Prizes: Winners So Far - The Nobel Prizes are being announced this week. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2022.html |date=5 October 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=5 October 2022 }}</ref>
**Scientists report the discovery of ongoing [[Mitochondrial DNA#mtDNA in nuclear DNA|transfer of mitochondrial DNA into DNA in the cell nucleus]]. Previously, [[NUMT|nuclear-mitochondrial segments]] (NUMT) were thought to have arisen {{tooltip|only long ago|and mostly preceding the emergence of the human species}}. 66 thousand [[Whole genome sequencing|whole-genome sequences]] indicate this currently occurs as frequent as once in every ~4,000 human births.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome |url=https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/mitochondrial-dna-is-working-its-way-into-the-human-genome-366341 |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=Genomics Research from Technology Networks |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Wei |first1=Wei |last2=Schon |first2=Katherine R. |last3=Elgar |first3=Greg |last4=Orioli |first4=Andrea |last5=Tanguy |first5=Melanie |last6=Giess |first6=Adam |last7=Tischkowitz |first7=Marc |last8=Caulfield |first8=Mark J. |last9=Chinnery |first9=Patrick F. |title=Nuclear-embedded mitochondrial DNA sequences in 66,083 human genomes |journal=Nature |date=November 2022 |volume=611 |issue=7934 |pages=105–114 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-05288-7 |pmid=36198798 |pmc=9630118 |bibcode=2022Natur.611..105W |language=en |issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free}}
* University press release: {{#invoke:cite news ||title=A new route to evolution: How DNA from our mitochondria works its way into our genomes |url=https://phys.org/news/2022-10-route-evolution-dna-mitochondria-genomes.html |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=[[University of Cambridge]] via phys.org |language=en}}</ref>
**Researchers outline the large potentials and benefits of [[Algaculture|marine algae-based aquaculture]] for the development of a future [[healthy diet|healthy]] and [[sustainable food system]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Nutrient-rich algae could help meet global food demand: Cornell researchers |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/nutrient-rich-algae-could-help-meet-global-food-demand-cornell-researchers-1.6117300 |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=CTVNews |date=20 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Greene |first1=Charles |last2=Scott-Buechler |first2=Celina |last3=Hausner |first3=Arjun |last4=Johnson |first4=Zackary |last5=Lei |first5=Xin Gen |last6=Huntley |first6=Mark |title=Transforming the Future of Marine Aquaculture: A Circular Economy Approach |journal=Oceanography |date=2022 |pages=26–34 |doi=10.5670/oceanog.2022.213 |issn=1042-8275|doi-access=free}}</ref>
**Scientists demonstrate the use of [[Cerebral organoid|organoids]] for the [[Development of the nervous system in humans#Research|study of brain development]], identifying and investigating genetic switches that have a significant impact on it using single-cell [[transcriptome]] readouts.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Rüegg |first1=Peter |title=Mapping human brain development |url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-human-brain.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=E. T. H. Zürich via medicalxpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Fleck |first1=Jonas Simon |last2=Jansen |first2=Sophie Martina Johanna |last3=Wollny |first3=Damian |last4=Zenk |first4=Fides |last5=Seimiya |first5=Makiko |last6=Jain |first6=Akanksha |last7=Okamoto |first7=Ryoko |last8=Santel |first8=Malgorzata |last9=He |first9=Zhisong |last10=Camp |first10=J. Gray |last11=Treutlein |first11=Barbara |title=Inferring and perturbing cell fate regulomes in human brain organoids |journal=Nature |date=5 October 2022 |pages=1–8 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-05279-8 |pmid=36198796 |language=en |issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free}}</ref>
[[File:Land and freshwater footprints for protein production from various sources.jpg|thumb|5 October: Researchers outline the large potentials and benefits of [[Algaculture|marine algae-based aquaculture]] for the development of a future [[healthy diet|healthy]] and [[sustainable food system]].]]
*6 October
**An [[free and open source software|open source]] platform to match genomically profiled cancer patients to [[precision medicine]] drug [[clinical trial|trials]] is reported.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=New Platform Matches Patients to Precision Oncology Trials - Physician's Weekly |url=https://www.physiciansweekly.com/new-platform-matches-patients-to-precision-oncology-trials/ |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=20 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Klein |first1=Harry |last2=Mazor |first2=Tali |last3=Siegel |first3=Ethan |last4=Trukhanov |first4=Pavel |last5=Ovalle |first5=Andrea |last6=Vecchio Fitz |first6=Catherine Del |last7=Zwiesler |first7=Zachary |last8=Kumari |first8=Priti |last9=Van Der Veen |first9=Bernd |last10=Marriott |first10=Eric |last11=Hansel |first11=Jason |last12=Yu |first12=Joyce |last13=Albayrak |first13=Adem |last14=Barry |first14=Susan |last15=Keller |first15=Rachel B. |last16=MacConaill |first16=Laura E. |last17=Lindeman |first17=Neal |last18=Johnson |first18=Bruce E. |last19=Rollins |first19=Barrett J. |last20=Do |first20=Khanh T. |last21=Beardslee |first21=Brian |last22=Shapiro |first22=Geoffrey |last23=Hector-Barry |first23=Suzanne |last24=Methot |first24=John |last25=Sholl |first25=Lynette |last26=Lindsay |first26=James |last27=Hassett |first27=Michael J. |last28=Cerami |first28=Ethan |title=MatchMiner: an open-source platform for cancer precision medicine |journal=npj Precision Oncology |date=6 October 2022 |volume=6 |issue=1 |page=69 |doi=10.1038/s41698-022-00312-5 |pmid=36202909 |pmc=9537311 |language=en |issn=2397-768X|doi-access=free}}</ref>
**Neuroscientists report [[Prefrontal cortex|PFC]]-[[habenula|Hb]] [[Connectome|connectivity]] [[white matter]] impairment in both [[cocaine addiction|cocaine]] and [[heroin addiction|heroin]] [[addiction]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Human cocaine and heroin addiction tied to impairments in specific brain circuit initially implicated in animals |url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-human-cocaine-heroin-addiction-tied.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=The Mount Sinai Hospital via medicalxpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=King |first1=Sarah G. |last2=Gaudreault |first2=Pierre-Olivier |last3=Malaker |first3=Pias |last4=Kim |first4=Joo-won |last5=Alia-Klein |first5=Nelly |last6=Xu |first6=Junqian |last7=Goldstein |first7=Rita Z. |title=Prefrontal-habenular microstructural impairments in human cocaine and heroin addiction |journal=Neuron |date=16 November 2022 |volume=110 |issue=22 |pages=3820–3832.e4 |doi=10.1016/j.neuron.2022.09.011 |pmid=36206758 |pmc=9671835 |language=English |issn=0896-6273|pmc-embargo-date=November 16, 2023 }}</ref>
*7 October
**News outlets report about a study published on 28 September theorizing that the [[Amasia (continent)|supercontinent Amasia]] will form within 300 million years when the [[Pacific Ocean]] closes.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web ||last=Strickland |first=Ashley |date=2022-10-07 |title=Next supercontinent may form when the Pacific Ocean disappears |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/world/pacific-ocean-supercontinent-scn/index.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Huang |first1=Chuan |last2=Li |first2=Zheng-Xiang |last3=Zhang |first3=Nan |title=Will Earth's next supercontinent assemble through the closure of the Pacific Ocean? |journal=National Science Review |date=28 September 2022 |volume=9 |issue=12 |pages=nwac205 |doi=10.1093/nsr/nwac205|pmid=36519070 |pmc=9743166 }}</ref>
**Neuroscientists report experimental [[magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] results that so far appear to imply nuclear proton [[Spin (physics)|spins]] of 'brain water'{{clarify|date=November 2022}} in the [[brain]] were [[quantum entanglement|entangled]], suggesting [[cognition|brain functions]] that operate non-classically which may support [[Quantum mind|quantum mechanisms being involved]] in [[consciousness]] as the signal pattern declined when human participants fell asleep.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Firtina |first1=Nergis |title=Our brains could use quantum computation - here's how |url=https://interestingengineering.com/science/brain-quantum-computation-consciousness |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=interestingengineering.com |date=20 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Kerskens |first1=Christian Matthias |last2=López Pérez |first2=David |title=Experimental indications of non-classical brain functions |journal=Journal of Physics Communications |date=1 October 2022 |volume=6 |issue=10 |pages=105001 |doi=10.1088/2399-6528/ac94be |bibcode=2022JPhCo...6j5001K |language=en |issn=2399-6528|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*8 October &ndash; Researchers report recommendations concerning [[Potential cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact|potential geopolitical implications]] of potential future [[Technosignature#Implications of detection|information]] about or from [[Search for extraterrestrial intelligence|extraterrestrial intelligence]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Scientists Are Gaming Out What Humanity Will Do If Aliens Make Contact |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3px5b/scientists-are-gaming-out-what-humanity-will-do-if-aliens-make-contact |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=Vice |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Wright |first1=Jason T. |last2=Haramia |first2=Chelsea |last3=Swiney |first3=Gabriel |title=Geopolitical Implications of a Successful SETI Program |journal=Space Policy |date=8 October 2022 |volume=63 |pages=101517 |doi=10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101517 |language=en |issn=0265-9646|arxiv=2209.15125|s2cid=252668825 }}</ref>
[[File:Emotionality in news articles headlines since 2000.png|thumb|18 October: Substantial increase of [[sentiment analysis|sentiment]] negativity and decrease of emotional neutrality in [[headline]]s across written popular [[news media]] since 2000 is reported.]]
*12 October
**Researchers report successful transplantation of [[Cerebral organoid|human brain tissue organoids]] [[Chimera (genetics)#Artificial chimerism|into]] baby rats. Such research could eventually [[Scientific controversy|controversially]] raise [[neuroethics|ethical]]<!--/regulatory--> issues relating to [[Human intelligence#Non-human intelligence|(non-)human intelligence/consciousness/welfare]] and be used to model [[Development of the nervous system in humans#Research|human brain development]] and, as demonstrated, to investigate diseases (and their potential therapies). Unlike in other recent studies, the tissues appeared to be highly functional, to mature and to integrate with the rat brain.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Human brain cells transplanted into baby rats' brains grow and form connections |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/12/1061204/human-brain-cells-transplanted-baby-rats-brains/ |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=MIT Technology Review |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Human neurons transplanted into rats to help study brain disorders |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/oct/12/human-neurons-transplanted-into-rats-to-help-study-brain-disorders |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=12 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Revah |first1=Omer |last2=Gore |first2=Felicity |last3=Kelley |first3=Kevin W. |last4=Andersen |first4=Jimena |last5=Sakai |first5=Noriaki |last6=Chen |first6=Xiaoyu |last7=Li |first7=Min-Yin |last8=Birey |first8=Fikri |last9=Yang |first9=Xiao |last10=Saw |first10=Nay L. |last11=Baker |first11=Samuel W. |last12=Amin |first12=Neal D. |last13=Kulkarni |first13=Shravanti |last14=Mudipalli |first14=Rachana |last15=Cui |first15=Bianxiao |last16=Nishino |first16=Seiji |last17=Grant |first17=Gerald A. |last18=Knowles |first18=Juliet K. |last19=Shamloo |first19=Mehrdad |last20=Huguenard |first20=John R. |last21=Deisseroth |first21=Karl |last22=Pașca |first22=Sergiu P. |title=Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids |journal=Nature |date=October 2022 |volume=610 |issue=7931 |pages=319–326 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-05277-w |pmid=36224417 |pmc=9556304 |bibcode=2022Natur.610..319R |language=en |issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free}}</ref>
**A study reports that in a [[Cohort study|cohort]] of symptomatically infected, 46% had only partially recovered after 12 months, that [[asymptomatic infection]] was not associated with adverse outcomes of [[long COVID]] and that [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccination]] was associated with reduced risk of seven long-term symptoms.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Sellers |first1=Frances Stead |title='We are in trouble': Study raises alarm about impacts of long covid |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/10/12/long-covid-study-scotland/ |access-date=17 November 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Hastie |first1=Claire E. |last2=Lowe |first2=David J. |last3=McAuley |first3=Andrew |last4=Winter |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Mills |first5=Nicholas L. |last6=Black |first6=Corri |last7=Scott |first7=Janet T. |last8=O'Donnell |first8=Catherine A. |last9=Blane |first9=David N. |last10=Browne |first10=Susan |last11=Ibbotson |first11=Tracy R. |last12=Pell |first12=Jill P. |title=Outcomes among confirmed cases and a matched comparison group in the Long-COVID in Scotland study |journal=Nature Communications |date=12 October 2022 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=5663 |doi=10.1038/s41467-022-33415-5 |pmid=36224173 |pmc=9556711 |bibcode=2022NatCo..13.5663H |language=en |issn=2041-1723|doi-access=free}}</ref> A [[meta-analysis]] published on the same day reports substantial [[exercise intolerance]] more than 3 months after infection in long COVID-19 patients. It notes that [[post-exertional malaise]] has been reported in long COVID-19 similar to [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Long covid may set you back a decade in exercise gains |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/10/13/long-covid-exercise-symptoms/ |access-date=17 November 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Durstenfeld |first1=Matthew S. |last2=Sun |first2=Kaiwen |last3=Tahir |first3=Peggy |last4=Peluso |first4=Michael J. |last5=Deeks |first5=Steven G. |last6=Aras |first6=Mandar A. |last7=Grandis |first7=Donald J. |last8=Long |first8=Carlin S. |last9=Beatty |first9=Alexis |last10=Hsue |first10=Priscilla Y. |title=Use of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Evaluate Long COVID-19 Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis |journal=JAMA Network Open |date=12 October 2022 |volume=5 |issue=10 |pages=e2236057 |doi=10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36057|pmid=36223120 |pmc=9557896 }}</ref>
*13 October
**A novel [[synthetic biology]]-based process for [[plastic recycling|recycling of plastics mixtures]] is presented.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Bacteria and catalysts recycle waste plastic into useful chemicals |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2342438-bacteria-and-catalysts-recycle-waste-plastic-into-useful-chemicals/ |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=New Scientist}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Sullivan |first1=Kevin P. |last2=Werner |first2=Allison Z. |last3=Ramirez |first3=Kelsey J. |last4=Ellis |first4=Lucas D. |last5=Bussard |first5=Jeremy R. |last6=Black |first6=Brenna A. |last7=Brandner |first7=David G. |last8=Bratti |first8=Felicia |last9=Buss |first9=Bonnie L. |last10=Dong |first10=Xueming |last11=Haugen |first11=Stefan J. |last12=Ingraham |first12=Morgan A. |last13=Konev |first13=Mikhail O. |last14=Michener |first14=William E. |last15=Miscall |first15=Joel |last16=Pardo |first16=Isabel |last17=Woodworth |first17=Sean P. |last18=Guss |first18=Adam M. |last19=Román-Leshkov |first19=Yuriy |last20=Stahl |first20=Shannon S. |last21=Beckham |first21=Gregg T. |title=Mixed plastics waste valorization through tandem chemical oxidation and biological funneling |journal=Science |date=14 October 2022 |volume=378 |issue=6616 |pages=207–211 |doi=10.1126/science.abo4626 |pmid=36227984 |bibcode=2022Sci...378..207S |hdl=10261/281250 |s2cid=252897316 |language=en |issn=0036-8075}}</ref>
**Scientists report that in some cases, some apparently [[senescent cell]]s – which are targeted by anti-aging [[senolytics]] – are required for regeneration.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Scientists reappraise the role of 'zombie' cells that anti-aging medicine has sought to eliminate |url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-scientists-reappraise-role-zombie-cells.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=University of San Francisco via medicalxpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Reyes |first1=Nabora S. |last2=Krasilnikov |first2=Maria |last3=Allen |first3=Nancy C. |last4=Lee |first4=Jin Young |last5=Hyams |first5=Ben |last6=Zhou |first6=Minqi |last7=Ravishankar |first7=Supriya |last8=Cassandras |first8=Monica |last9=Wang |first9=Chaoqun |last10=Khan |first10=Imran |last11=Matatia |first11=Peri |last12=Johmura |first12=Yoshikazu |last13=Molofsky |first13=Ari |last14=Matthay |first14=Michael |last15=Nakanishi |first15=Makoto |last16=Sheppard |first16=Dean |last17=Campisi |first17=Judith |last18=Peng |first18=Tien |title=Sentinel p16 INK4a+ cells in the basement membrane form a reparative niche in the lung |journal=Science |date=14 October 2022 |volume=378 |issue=6616 |pages=192–201 |doi=10.1126/science.abf3326 |pmid=36227993 |bibcode=2022Sci...378..192R |language=en |issn=0036-8075|biorxiv=10.1101/2020.06.10.142893|s2cid=219636762 }}</ref>
*14 October &ndash; Scientists from [[Boston University]] publish unauthorized (but legal) research on [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant#BA.2|SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 Omicron]] via creation of a {{tooltip|highly transmissible|the created strain has Omicron's transmissibility-related spike and notably "unlike naturally occurring Omicron, efficiently replicates in cell lines and primary-like distal lung cells"}} [[recombinant virus]] as a [[preprint]], described by "many" but not all as "irresponsible [[Gain-of-function research#Experiments that have been referred to as "gain-of-function"|gain-of-function]]" research.<ref name="BIO-20221014">{{#invoke:cite journal ||author=Chen, Da-Yuan |display-authors=et al. |title=Role of spike in the pathogenic and antigenic behavior of SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 Omicron |url=https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.13.512134v1 |date=14 October 2022 |journal=[[BioRxiv]] |doi=10.1101/2022.10.13.512134 |pmid=36263066 |pmc=9580375 |accessdate=23 October 2022 }}</ref><ref name="NYT-20221022">{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Zimmer |first1=Carl |last2=Mueller |first2=Benjamin |title=Lab Manipulations of Covid Virus Fall Under Murky Government Rules - Mouse experiments at Boston University have spotlighted an ambiguous U.S. policy for research on potentially dangerous pathogens. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/science/covid-virus-laboratory-experiments.html |date=22 October 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=23 October 2022 }}</ref><ref name="SCI-20221018">{{#invoke:cite news ||last=Lowe |first=Derek |title=Gain of Function? Not So Fast. |url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/gain-function-not-so-fast |date=18 October 2022 |work=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |accessdate=23 October 2022 }}</ref>
*18 October &ndash; A study indicates there has been a substantial increase of [[sentiment analysis|sentiment]] negativity and decrease of emotional neutrality in [[headline]]s across written popular [[news media]] since 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=David |title=Opinion {{!}} The Rising Tide of Global Sadness |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/opinion/global-sadness-rising.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=21 November 2022 |date=27 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Rozado |first1=David |last2=Hughes |first2=Ruth |last3=Halberstadt |first3=Jamin |title=Longitudinal analysis of sentiment and emotion in news media headlines using automated labelling with Transformer language models |journal=PLOS ONE |date=18 October 2022 |volume=17 |issue=10 |pages=e0276367 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0276367 |pmid=36256658 |pmc=9578611 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1776367R |language=en |issn=1932-6203|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*19 October &ndash; A novel type of effective [[Hydrogen economy|hydrogen]] [[Hydrogen storage|storage]] using readily available salts is reported.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Paleja |first1=Ameya |title=German researchers find a solution to the hydrogen storage problem: salts. |url=https://interestingengineering.com/science/salts-solve-problem-hydrogen-storage |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=interestingengineering.com |date=19 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Wei |first1=Duo |last2=Shi |first2=Xinzhe |last3=Sponholz |first3=Peter |last4=Junge |first4=Henrik |last5=Beller |first5=Matthias |title=Manganese Promoted (Bi)carbonate Hydrogenation and Formate Dehydrogenation: Toward a Circular Carbon and Hydrogen Economy |journal=ACS Central Science |date=26 October 2022 |volume=8 |issue=10 |pages=1457–1463 |doi=10.1021/acscentsci.2c00723 |pmid=36313168 |pmc=9615124 |doi-access=free |language=en |issn=2374-7943}}</ref>
*20 October
**A study of [[Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument|PNMN]], the world's largest [[Marine protected area|no-fishing zone]], finds a "spillover benefit" for migratory species like [[Bigeye tuna|bigeye]] and [[yellowfin tuna]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite web|| title=Vast marine protected area 'boosts tuna stocks' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63291104|date=21 October 2022|access-date=22 October 2022|publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Medoff |first1=Sarah |last2=Lynham |first2=John |last3=Raynor |first3=Jennifer |title=Spillover benefits from the world's largest fully protected MPA |journal=Science |date=21 October 2022 |volume=378 |issue=6617 |pages=313–316 |doi=10.1126/science.abn0098 |pmid=36264800 |bibcode=2022Sci...378..313M |s2cid=253044638 |url=https://www.protectpri.com/wp-content/uploads/Medoff-Lynham-Raynor-2022.pdf |language=en |issn=0036-8075}}
* University press release: {{#invoke:cite web|| title={{okina}}Ahi recovery up, more fish caught thanks to no-fishing zones|url=https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2022/10/20/no-fishing-zones/|date=20 October 2022|access-date=22 October 2022|publisher=University of Hawai{{okina}}i}}</ref>
**The first data transmission to exceed 1 [[petabit]] per second (Pbit/s) using only a single laser and a single optical chip is demonstrated by European researchers.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web|| title=New data transmission record set using a single laser and a single optical chip |url=https://phys.org/news/2022-10-transmission-laser-optical-chip.html|date=23 October 2022|access-date=24 October 2022|publisher=Phys.org}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web|| title=New data transmission record |url=https://www.dtu.dk/english/news/all-news/new-data-transmission-record?id=213f1735-036d-44c9-b229-d25d74dd3f02|date=20 October 2022|access-date=24 October 2022|publisher=Technical University of Denmark}}</ref>
*21 October &ndash; News outlets report about a novel [[agricultural robot]] for viable [[weed control]] [[agricultural technology|using lasers]] or "laserweeding".<ref name="interestingengineeringPapadopoulos">{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Papadopoulos |first1=Loukia |title=This new farming robot uses lasers to kill 200,000 weeds per hour |url=https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/farming-robot-lasers-200000-weeds-per-hour |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=interestingengineering.com |date=21 October 2022}}</ref> There are similar [[precision agriculture]] machines that have been reported before, also e.g. applying low amounts of herbicides and fertilizers with precision while [[Digital agriculture|mapping plant locations]], in some cases autonomously.<ref>{{cite web |title=Verdant Robotics launches multi-action agricultural robot for 'superhuman farming' |url=https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2022/02/23/verdant-robotics-launches-multi-action-agricultural-robot-for-superhuman-farming/49471/ |website=Robotics & Automation News |access-date=17 November 2022 |date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Small Robot Company Tom, Dick, and Harry farm robots: The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 |url=https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2022/6225155/small-robot-company-tom-dick-and-harry/ |magazine=Time |access-date=17 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Their benefits may include "healthier crops and [[soil conservation|soil]], [[Pesticide#Alternatives|decreased herbicide use]], and reduced chemical and labor costs".<ref name="interestingengineeringPapadopoulos"/>
*24 October
**The [[NHS]] launches 'Our Future Health', one of the world's largest health and genetic data gathering projects, aimed at building a long-term repository of information for researchers. Five million UK adults are invited to participate.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web ||title=Health of nation study calls on millions to sign up |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63331805 |access-date=24 October 2022 |date=24 October 2022 |website=BBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web ||title=Millions of invitations go out this autumn for UK's largest health research programme |url=https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/millions-of-invitations-go-out-this-autumn-for-uks-largest-health-research-programme/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |date=24 October 2022 |website=NHS |language=en}}</ref>
**"Hybrid viral particles (HVPs)" are reported, [[Coinfection|combining]] [[influenza A virus|IAV]] and [[respiratory syncytial virus|RSV]] ''[[in vitro]]''.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Yirka |first1=Bob |title=Flu and RSV viruses found to fuse together to form hybrid viruses |url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-flu-rsv-viruses-fuse-hybrid.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=Medical Xpress |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Haney |first1=Joanne |last2=Vijayakrishnan |first2=Swetha |last3=Streetley |first3=James |last4=Dee |first4=Kieran |last5=Goldfarb |first5=Daniel Max |last6=Clarke |first6=Mairi |last7=Mullin |first7=Margaret |last8=Carter |first8=Stephen D. |last9=Bhella |first9=David |last10=Murcia |first10=Pablo R. |title=Coinfection by influenza A virus and respiratory syncytial virus produces hybrid virus particles |journal=Nature Microbiology |date=November 2022 |volume=7 |issue=11 |pages=1879–1890 |doi=10.1038/s41564-022-01242-5 |pmid=36280786 |s2cid=253108498 |language=en |issn=2058-5276}}</ref>
*25 October &ndash; A comprehensive annually scheduled study finds [[climate change]] is "[[Effects of climate change on human health|undermining]] every dimension of [[global health|global]] [[health]] monitored" and reports dire<!--largely substantially negative--> conclusions from [[Climate change mitigation|tracking of impact indicators]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Global health at mercy of fossil fuel addiction, warn scientists |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/25/global-health-fossil-fuels-climate-oil-gas-food-energy-cost-of-living |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=25 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Romanello |first1=Marina |last2=Napoli |first2=Claudia Di |last3=Drummond |first3=Paul |last4=Green |first4=Carole |last5=Kennard |first5=Harry |last6=Lampard |first6=Pete |last7=Scamman |first7=Daniel |last8=Arnell |first8=Nigel |display-authors=et al. |title=The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels |journal=The Lancet |date=5 November 2022 |volume=400 |issue=10363 |pages=1619–1654 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01540-9 |pmid=36306815 |s2cid=253148997 |url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01540-9/fulltext |language=English |issn=0140-6736}}</ref>
*26 October
**In two studies, scientists report findings about [[Cancer epigenetics|the role]] of [[epigenetics]] – which is {{tooltip|shaped during lifetime|and hence also relevant to prevention and controllability}} – in [[colorectal cancer|colorectal]] [[cancer]], including that it is a<!-- or the--> major component of how an individual tumor varies and findings about its influences on the accumulation of DNA mutations and cancer [[phenotype]]s.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title='Dark matter' find could change cancer treatment |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63399263 |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=BBC News |date=27 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Heide |first1=Timon |last2=Househam |first2=Jacob |last3=Cresswell |first3=George D. |last4=Spiteri |first4=Inmaculada |last5=Lynn |first5=Claire |last6=Mossner |first6=Maximilian |last7=Kimberley |first7=Chris |last8=Fernandez-Mateos |first8=Javier |last9=Chen |first9=Bingjie |last10=Zapata |first10=Luis |last11=James |first11=Chela |last12=Barozzi |first12=Iros |last13=Chkhaidze |first13=Ketevan |last14=Nichol |first14=Daniel |last15=Gunasri |first15=Vinaya |last16=Berner |first16=Alison |last17=Schmidt |first17=Melissa |last18=Lakatos |first18=Eszter |last19=Baker |first19=Ann-Marie |last20=Costa |first20=Helena |last21=Mitchinson |first21=Miriam |last22=Piazza |first22=Rocco |last23=Jansen |first23=Marnix |last24=Caravagna |first24=Giulio |last25=Ramazzotti |first25=Daniele |last26=Shibata |first26=Darryl |last27=Bridgewater |first27=John |last28=Rodriguez-Justo |first28=Manuel |last29=Magnani |first29=Luca |last30=Graham |first30=Trevor A. |last31=Sottoriva |first31=Andrea |title=The co-evolution of the genome and epigenome in colorectal cancer |journal=Nature |date=26 October 2022 |volume=611 |issue=7937 |pages=733–743 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-05202-1 |pmid=36289335 |pmc=9684080 |bibcode=2022Natur.611..733H |language=en |issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Househam |first1=Jacob |last2=Heide |first2=Timon |last3=Cresswell |first3=George D. |last4=Spiteri |first4=Inmaculada |last5=Kimberley |first5=Chris |last6=Zapata |first6=Luis |last7=Lynn |first7=Claire |last8=James |first8=Chela |last9=Mossner |first9=Maximilian |last10=Fernandez-Mateos |first10=Javier |last11=Vinceti |first11=Alessandro |last12=Baker |first12=Ann-Marie |last13=Gabbutt |first13=Calum |last14=Berner |first14=Alison |last15=Schmidt |first15=Melissa |last16=Chen |first16=Bingjie |last17=Lakatos |first17=Eszter |last18=Gunasri |first18=Vinaya |last19=Nichol |first19=Daniel |last20=Costa |first20=Helena |last21=Mitchinson |first21=Miriam |last22=Ramazzotti |first22=Daniele |last23=Werner |first23=Benjamin |last24=Iorio |first24=Francesco |last25=Jansen |first25=Marnix |last26=Caravagna |first26=Giulio |last27=Barnes |first27=Chris P. |last28=Shibata |first28=Darryl |last29=Bridgewater |first29=John |last30=Rodriguez-Justo |first30=Manuel |last31=Magnani |first31=Luca |last32=Sottoriva |first32=Andrea |last33=Graham |first33=Trevor A. |title=Phenotypic plasticity and genetic control in colorectal cancer evolution |journal=Nature |date=26 October 2022 |volume=611 |issue=7937 |pages=744–753 |doi=10.1038/s41586-022-05311-x |pmid=36289336 |pmc=9684078 |bibcode=2022Natur.611..744H |language=en |issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free}}</ref>
**At the 30th anniversary of the [[World Scientists' Warning to Humanity]], scientists conclude that "We are now at '[[Climate emergency declaration|code red]]' on planet Earth", facing a [[Climate crisis|climate emergency]], warning citizens and world leaders to take necessary actions with information about [[Climate change mitigation|tracked]] "recent climate-related disasters, assess[ed] planetary vital signs, and [...] [[policy]] recommendations".<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Climate warnings highlight the urgent need for action ahead of COP27 |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2345094-climate-warnings-highlight-the-urgent-need-for-action-ahead-of-cop27/ |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=New Scientist}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Ripple |first1=William J |last2=Wolf |first2=Christopher |last3=Gregg |first3=Jillian W |last4=Levin |first4=Kelly |last5=Rockström |first5=Johan |last6=Newsome |first6=Thomas M |last7=Betts |first7=Matthew G |last8=Huq |first8=Saleemul |last9=Law |first9=Beverly E |last10=Kemp |first10=Luke |last11=Kalmus |first11=Peter |last12=Lenton |first12=Timothy M |title=World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency 2022 |journal=BioScience |date=26 October 2022 |volume=72 |issue=12 |pages=1149–1155 |doi=10.1093/biosci/biac083}}</ref>
**A study concludes that [[cosmic radiation]] events in the [[Wood#Growth rings|tree-ring]] radiocarbon record called "[[Miyake event]]s", don't appear to be caused by the [[solar cycle]] (i.e. [[solar flare]]s) as thought previously and have extended durations. They occurred every ~1,000 years on average and may threaten global technologies this century.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||title=Huge solar storms may not explain shadows of radiation in trees |url=https://www.sciencenews.org/article/solar-storm-radiation-trees-miyake-event |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=Science News |date=7 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Zhang |first1=Qingyuan |last2=Sharma |first2=Utkarsh |last3=Dennis |first3=Jordan A. |last4=Scifo |first4=Andrea |last5=Kuitems |first5=Margot |last6=Büntgen |first6=Ulf |last7=Owens |first7=Mathew J. |last8=Dee |first8=Michael W. |last9=Pope |first9=Benjamin J. S. |title=Modelling cosmic radiation events in the tree-ring radiocarbon record |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |date=26 October 2022 |volume=478 |issue=2266 |pages=20220497 |doi=10.1098/rspa.2022.0497|arxiv=2210.13775|bibcode=2022RSPSA.47820497Z |s2cid=253107601 }}</ref>
**A magnetical guidance system with [[Biohybrid microswimmer|engineered bacterial]] [[microbot]]s {{see above|also [[#September|22 September]] above}} for <!--Targeted drug delivery-->'precision targeting'<ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Schmidt |first1=Christine K. |last2=Medina-Sánchez |first2=Mariana |last3=Edmondson |first3=Richard J. |last4=Schmidt |first4=Oliver G. |title=Engineering microrobots for targeted cancer therapies from a medical perspective |journal=Nature Communications |date=5 November 2020 |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=5618 |doi=10.1038/s41467-020-19322-7 |pmid=33154372 |pmc=7645678 |bibcode=2020NatCo..11.5618S |language=en |issn=2041-1723|doi-access=free}}</ref> is demonstrated to be effective for fighting [[cancer]] in mice.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news ||last1=Thompson |first1=Joanna |title=These tiny magnetic robots can infiltrate tumors — and maybe destroy cancer |url=https://www.inverse.com/innovation/bacteria-robotic-cancer-treatment |access-date=21 November 2022 |work=Inverse |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Gwisai |first1=T. |last2=Mirkhani |first2=N. |last3=Christiansen |first3=M. G. |last4=Nguyen |first4=T. T. |last5=Ling |first5=V. |last6=Schuerle |first6=S. |title=Magnetic torque–driven living microrobots for increased tumor infiltration |journal=Science Robotics |date=26 October 2022 |volume=7 |issue=71 |pages=eabo0665 |doi=10.1126/scirobotics.abo0665 |pmid=36288270 |language=en |issn=2470-9476|biorxiv=10.1101/2022.01.03.473989|s2cid=253160428 }}</ref>
*31 October
**Multiple traces [[2022 monkeypox outbreak|of monkeypox]] are [[Wastewater-based epidemiology|detected in non-sewered wastewater]] with sparse sampling from a densely populated metropolitan area in Asia.<ref>{{#invoke:cite journal ||last1=Wannigama |first1=Dhammika Leshan |last2=Amarasiri |first2=Mohan |last3=Hongsing |first3=Parichart |last4=Hurst |first4=Cameron |last5=Modchang |first5=Charin |last6=Chadsuthi |first6=Sudarat |last7=Anupong |first7=Suparinthon |last8=Phattharapornjaroen |first8=Phatthranit |last9=S.m. |first9=Ali Hosseini Rad |last10=Fernandez |first10=Stefan |last11=Huang |first11=Angkana T. |last12=Kueakulpattana |first12=Naris |last13=Tanasatitchai |first13=Chanikan |last14=Vatanaprasan |first14=Porames |last15=Saethang |first15=Thammakorn |date=2023-02-01 |orig-date=2022-10-30 |title=Multiple traces of monkeypox detected in non-sewered wastewater with sparse sampling from a densely populated metropolitan area in Asia |journal=Science of the Total Environment |language=en |volume=858 |issue=Pt 1 |pages=159816 |doi=10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159816 |pmid=36461562 |issn=0048-9697 |pmc=9620434|bibcode=2023ScTEn.858o9816W }}</ref>{{additional citation needed|date=October 2022}}
**A new record for the longest-[[Embryo cryopreservation|frozen embryos]] to ever result in a live birth is reported in the United States, with twins born after storage for 30 years.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web|| title=Parents welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/21/health/30-year-old-embryos-twins/index.html|date=21 November 2022|access-date=21 November 2022|publisher=CNN}}</ref>