Chewing gum could detect disease in saliva and deliver results via taste
Forget wearables, the hottest tech around is chewables
Kevin Pels
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
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Why studies that rely too much on drugs often fail to hold up
A pharmacologist argues that scientists shouldn't depend on pharmacological agents
Ana Gorelova
Molecular Pharmacology
University of Pittsburgh
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Here's what happens to hamster brains when they don't get enough play
Play might be more important for brain development than we thought
Brooke Dulka
Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Tennessee
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Can the right microbes really solve all your health problems?
A microbiologist explains the latest gut science
Namrata Iyer
Microbiology
Brown University
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Five facts about Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space
Two decades before Sally Ride, a Soviet woman rose from obscurity to become the first female cosmonaut
Alan Yuhas
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How stubborn data changed the way we think about money and health
The ‘Hispanic health paradox’ shows that scientists should follow the data, not their biases
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Reneé Wurth
Population Health
Harvard University
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Why designer mental health drugs are still elusive
The fruitless, decade-long search for DREADDs has a silver lining
Ashley Juavinett
Neuroscience
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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What modern conservationists can learn from humanity's long history with rainforests
There's a growing body of evidence that humans have been modifying tropical forests for over 40,000 years
Cassie Freund
Ecology
Wake Forest University
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This 3D-printed ovary could help the women left out of modern fertility technology
We're a long way from a human version, but the initial results are promising
Isabella Finco
Endocrinology
University of Michigan
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Five facts about Linda Buck, olfactory pioneer
The Nobel Prize-winning biologist revolutionized how we think about our noses
Gabe Stein
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What modern conservationists can learn from humanity's long history with rainforests
There's a growing body of evidence that humans have been modifying tropical forests for over 40,000 years
Cassie Freund
Ecology
Wake Forest University
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Feeding the world as the climate changes will depend on genetic engineering
CRISPR and other tech could help us produce more food, but only if we drop the GMO stigma
Jackie Grimm
Molecular Biology
Princeton University
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Some good news: peatlands might help store more carbon as temperatures rise
Don't drain these swamps
Becky Parker
Environmental Science
Nova Scotia Nature Trust
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Want to know where hard-to-find squid live? Ask their predators
Look, sometimes you need to "offload water" from a giant albatross...for science
Rebecca Flynn
Environmental Science
University of Rhode Island
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How stressed-out fish are teaching us about human heart disease
Farmed fish and office-bound humans face a common problem
Kelsey Lucas
Physiology, Marine Biology, and Ecology
Harvard University
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We've poured thousands of manmade chemicals into the ocean. Now they're mixing in unpredictable ways.
We're just starting to learn about the effects of POP soup and what we can do about it.
Anna Robuck
Marine Ecology
University of Rhode Island
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Seagrass meadows protect fish, coral and humans from disease – and we’re losing them
This seemingly mundane plant might be more important than we realize.
Megan Chen
Marine Biology
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Conservationists can't tackle all of the ocean's problems at once, so scientists are helping them triage
The ocean contains many vulnerable ecosystems that need protecting. So where should we start?
Abrahim El Gamal
Marine Chemical Biology
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Why studies that rely too much on drugs often fail to hold up
A pharmacologist argues that scientists shouldn't depend on pharmacological agents
Ana Gorelova
Molecular Pharmacology
University of Pittsburgh
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The next revolution in food is being held up by regulation
The FDA's slow processes are keeping safe, environmentally friendly products off the shelves
Kate Krueger
Cell Biology
New Harvest
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Dear Harvard, Berkeley, and MIT: don't patent CRISPR
Everyone should benefit from this once-in-a-lifetime discovery
Dan Samorodnitsky
Biochemistry
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Why GMO labeling laws won't help US consumers make better decisions
It's not if your food was modified that matters. It's how
Andrew Scarpelli
Molecular Biology
National Louis University
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Scientists shouldn't be punished for being wrong
"How can we design experiments that work if we don’t tell each other what doesn’t?"
Jay Bassan
Chemical Cancer Biology
University of Toronto
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This biologist believes we should embrace human gene editing
It could free millions from preventable, predetermined suffering
Devang Mehta
Synthetic Biology
ETH Zurich
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Feeding the world as the climate changes will depend on genetic engineering
CRISPR and other tech could help us produce more food, but only if we drop the GMO stigma
Jackie Grimm
Molecular Biology
Princeton University
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Why you shouldn't worry about the bacteria in your sponges
Remember that study about the 'dangerous' bacteria hiding in your kitchen sponge? Not so fast
Kevin Pels
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
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We need to change the way we think about alcoholism
A neuroscientist argues that genetics alone isn't enough to beat the illness or the stigma
David Haggerty
Neuroscience
Indiana University School of Medicine
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How Shark Week hurts the very creatures it celebrates
Showing attacks makes people less likely to support protecting sharks, though they rarely bite people unless we harm their food system
Anna Robuck
Marine Ecology
University of Rhode Island
It's amazing what's hidden just out of sight
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Can the right microbes really solve all your health problems?
A microbiologist explains the latest gut science
Namrata Iyer
Microbiology
Brown University
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Why you shouldn't worry about the bacteria in your sponges
Remember that study about the 'dangerous' bacteria hiding in your kitchen sponge? Not so fast
Kevin Pels
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
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We're beginning to understand the 'tumor microenvironment' that makes cancer so resilient
The cellular processes that help tumors thrive in the body are a promising new target for cancer treatments
Danny Jomaa
Biochemistry
University of Ottawa
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How do mosses reproduce? By spreading their seed on everything
That's right: come for the soft, cool outdoor perch – leave covered in moss sperm
Jerald Pinson
Botany
University of Florida
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The soil microbiome could change agriculture—if we can understand it
Tinkering with the buzzing "social network" in the soil could be a new frontier for making crops grow faster and healthier.
Michael Graw
Microbial Ecology
Oregon State University
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A scientist explains why you should approach exciting microbiome news with caution
We know the microbiome is important to health, but we're still developing the tools to understand how and why
Ilana Arbisser
Computational Biology
Stanford University
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These tiny methane-eating organisms have an outsize impact on our climate models
They don't need as much oxygen as we think, and that's a big deal for climate scientists.
Michael Graw
Microbial Ecology
Oregon State University
Genetic engineering is full of promise, but we're still learning the basics
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Dear Harvard, Berkeley, and MIT: don't patent CRISPR
Everyone should benefit from this once-in-a-lifetime discovery
Dan Samorodnitsky
Biochemistry
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The next revolution in food is being held up by regulation
The FDA's slow processes are keeping safe, environmentally friendly products off the shelves
Kate Krueger
Cell Biology
New Harvest
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Why GMO labeling laws won't help US consumers make better decisions
It's not if your food was modified that matters. It's how
Andrew Scarpelli
Molecular Biology
National Louis University
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This biologist believes we should embrace human gene editing
It could free millions from preventable, predetermined suffering
Devang Mehta
Synthetic Biology
ETH Zurich
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Feeding the world as the climate changes will depend on genetic engineering
CRISPR and other tech could help us produce more food, but only if we drop the GMO stigma
Jackie Grimm
Molecular Biology
Princeton University
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How CRISPR proteins work together to capture foreign DNA
A biologist writes the CRISPR explainer you've been looking for
Alireza Edraki
Evolutionary Biology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
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3D-printed organs could help us heal faster and live longer
Researchers made waves last year by successfully implanting new jaws in rats
Kate Krueger
Cell Biology
New Harvest
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Why 'designer babies' won't be here anytime soon
Human embryos are uniquely resistant to inserting foreign DNA via CRISPR
Jay Bassan
Chemical Cancer Biology
University of Toronto
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Inside the effort to create entire genomes from scratch
Yes, even human ones
Devang Mehta
Synthetic Biology
ETH Zurich
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The breakthrough behind those 'pure blue' chrysanthemums was pure luck
Sometimes, the most delightful findings are the most unexpected
Andrew Scarpelli
Molecular Biology
National Louis University