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Expert Opinions

The most pressing issues in science illuminated by the perspectives of those who know them best: working scientists

Scientists have shown the perfect way to make pancakes, and that has huge implications

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Some science is labeled "silly" by the media and politicians, but don't be fooled — simple research is extremely important

Molly Sargen, Harvard University

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We can use genes to find serial killers, but how much more can they really tell us?

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Yewande Pearse, LA Biomed

Here's another study on the genetics of same-sex sexual behavior, with a lot of caveats

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Dan Samorodnitsky

Low-tech scientists are using their eyes, ears, and intuition to make important discoveries

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Hannah Thomasy, University of Washington

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This OB-GYN is waging war on Goop products, pseudoscience, and health misinformation

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Farah Qaiser, University of Toronto

Scientists tried to replicate a provocative gene editing paper in real-time, and documented it on Twitter

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Alison Koontz, Caltech

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Before Apollo 11 landed, astronauts needed a map of the Moon

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Timothy Swindle, University of Arizona

"Paraben-free" products aren't safer than anything else

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Emily Harari, UC Berkeley

Sex isn't binary, and we should stop acting like it is

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Liza Brusman, The Scripps Research Institute

Alternative medicine could treat our maladies, but we have to study it

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It is sorely lacking in rigorous scientific research

Song-My Hoang, University of Pittsburgh

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The 1919 solar eclipse experiment that confirmed relativity was built with sweat and hard, physical labor

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Joshua Roebke, University of Texas at Austin

Why parents should think twice about tracking apps for their kids

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Joel Michael Reynolds, UMass Lowell

Great minds think differently - supporting neurodiversity benefits scientific progress

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Susanna Harris, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Juan Pablo Ruiz, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Science has to do better for its queer, trans, and non-binary scientists

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Lila Leatherman, Oregon State University

Climate change is causing floods all over the world. Here's what you can do to help

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Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Who owns your cells?

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Sarah Kearns, University of Michigan

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Why aren't there quality controls for antibody research?

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Daniel Bojar, ETH Zurich

Why fieldwork is still crucial for science research

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Cassie Freund, Wake Forest University

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Why science education for seniors is a boon for them – and for everyone else

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Scientific literacy for the elderly has a host of societal benefits

Brianna Bibel, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

'Orphan drugs' are ascendant. What will that mean for people with rare diseases?

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Tara Fernandez, Cell Biology

Trump's wall would harm unique and fragile wildlife on the California border

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Christa Trexler, UC San Diego

Billionaires are rushing into biotech. Inequality is following them into science

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Joshua Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Why is it so hard for scientists to talk about leaving academia?

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Prabarna Ganguly, Northeastern University

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The Graduate Research Fellowship Program favors elite schools – again

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Kelsey Lucas, University of Michigan

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A scientist responds to that 'Science' Instagram essay

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Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I crush stalagmites from protected caves. What can I do to give back?

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Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Plants are not conscious, whether you can 'sedate' them or not

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Devang Mehta, University of Alberta

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BRCA genes are more complicated than most people think

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Genes long considered risk factors are about much more than cancer: they help DNA repair

Rachel Aronoff, Molecular Microbiology

Science doesn't need to be so complicated. The answer: more sensible statistics

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Irineo Cabreros, Princeton University

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Ketogenetic dieting aids look too good to be true because they are

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Kevin Pels, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

It's time to stop excluding people with disabilities from science

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Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The hidden costs of fieldwork are making science less diverse

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Cassie Freund, Wake Forest University

The Republican tax plan would hurt students and young people. We can't let it pass

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Dan Samorodnitsky

The Mother's Curse: how a French king’s legacy revealed a loophole in evolution

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Devang Mehta, University of Alberta

Rand Paul's bill to stop 'silly' science would stifle research, innovation, and the economy

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Gregory Logan-Graf, Carnegie Mellon University

CAR-T could revolutionize cancer treatment. It can also be fatal

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Kevin Pels, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

My 'basic' fruit fly research could help save lives

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Politicians like Sarah Palin love to mock it, but here's why we should all support 'basic' research

Gregory Logan-Graf, Carnegie Mellon University

The science Nobel Prizes are sexist, racist, and misleading. Let's rethink them

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Devang Mehta, University of Alberta

Why studies that rely too much on drugs often fail to hold up

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Anastasia Gorelova, University of Pittsburgh

Dear Harvard, Berkeley, and MIT: don't patent CRISPR

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Dan Samorodnitsky

The next revolution in food is being held up by regulation

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Kate Krueger, New Harvest

Why GMO labeling laws won't help US consumers make better decisions

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Andrew Scarpelli, National Louis University

Scientists shouldn't be punished for being wrong

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Jay Bassan, University of Toronto

This biologist believes we should embrace human gene editing

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Devang Mehta, University of Alberta

Feeding the world as the climate changes will depend on genetic engineering

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Jackie Grimm, Princeton University

Why you shouldn't worry about the bacteria in your sponges

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Remember that study about the 'dangerous' bacteria hiding in your kitchen sponge? Not so fast

Kevin Pels, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

We need to change the way we think about alcoholism

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David Haggerty, Indiana University School of Medicine

How Shark Week hurts the very creatures it celebrates

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Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

I empathize with anti-vaxxers. Here's how flawed autism science can lead to the wrong conclusions.

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David Haggerty, Indiana University School of Medicine

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