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Who decides when life begins? How do we define a disease? What kind of gene edits should be allowed?
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Saliva is just what we needed to create a new malaria vaccine
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Humanity's viral stowaway is now a defense against our greatest diseases
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Here's how to avoid outliving your own bones
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Scientists are recruiting live bacteria to fight deadly infections
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Chewing gum could detect disease in saliva and deliver results via taste
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Chemical Biology
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How turmeric became a naturopathic cure-all without the evidence to back it up
Read now →Ana Gorelova, University of Pittsburgh
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Your body's cells adapt to stress to avoid making mistakes
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How do researchers study a deadly bacterium? They give mice our immune system
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Biomedical Sciences
In science, failure can be a blessing. Just look at Viagra
Read now →Ana Gorelova, University of Pittsburgh
Can scientists learn from the stock market to eradicate HIV?
Read now →Kasra Zarei, University of Iowa
We still don't really know how Zika gets into the brain
Read now →Michael F. Wells, Harvard University
Neurons die with grace
Read now →Neuroscientist Emily Lowry’s ongoing research on how and why nerve cells die has implications for Alzheimer’s, ALS and beyond.
