Dear Harvard, Berkeley, and MIT: don't patent CRISPR
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We worked with scientists in the field to explain how we’re growing meats in labs—and when you can eat them. It's your introduction to the next agricultural revolution.
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Join five scientists as they explain the research behind new psychedelic treatments for mental illnesses
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We've gathered a team of geneticists, biologists, and environmental scientists to bring you the most up-to-date report on the science, history, and safety of genetically-modified organisms.
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There are many, many more questions than answers
It's not just about what you eat – GM crops make their way into everything
Klotho originates in the brain but the hype has spread worldwide
'I probably wouldn’t regulate anything except possibly parents'
Researchers have made a bizarre discovery involving transposons, parasitic DNA found in fish (and humans)
Here's what scientists are feuding about online this week
"We are supposed to be the 'leaders of tomorrow', but are being forced to become the leaders of today because our current leaders refuse to hear our cries"
The disastrous blackouts are the government admitting they don't care if some people die
This poet and essayist likely saved many lives from this deadly, disfiguring disease
The cryosphere is melting, sea levels are rising, and oceans are acidifying, says upcoming IPCC report
A different kind of contact tracing sounds an alarm when people in your social circle are falling ill
A new book humanizes the legend, but few will want to read it
The long-serving DuPont chemist invented kevlar and contributed to spandex
Anyone hoping to shop for blemish-free, farm-to-crib babies with no diseases and a poet’s soul will be disappointed
To explain where SARS-CoV-2 came from, look at processes with scientific explanations and precedents
We don't really know what causes diabetes, but it involves these misshapen proteins infecting each other
"I don't know how to keep the air in my chest thinking about the scale and size of the unknown"
An interview with the creative team behind "The Human Pangenome"
It's a mix of different antibodies that target the virus slightly differently for a combined effect
The Silencing Science Tracker has been compiling records since 2018
Cucumber disease, brought by invaders, jumped to native agriculture
There was the Crab Nebula, Apollo 12, and more
Instead of little robots, using proteins as naturally occurring nanotechnology
Being an expert in your field doesn't stop people from telling you what they think
Losing one of the heroes of 20th century science
Tear gas can kill, but exposure can also cause chronic respiratory difficulty and severe eye injuries for months and potentially years after
There is no reason to think that billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk know what's best for humanity
Especially if you work for the New York Times
They call it science but it's nothing of the sort
The number includes a patient in Sacramento County, California, but it does not include 44 people from a cruise ship quarantined in Japan
From about 7:35AM to 1PM EST, a tiny dot will chug across the Sun
RNA is fragile, and the bloodstream a hostile place for foreign objects. How does the vaccine actually get where it needs to go?
ICE is using COVID-19 confusion as cover to force immigrant scientists out
Takeoff is at 12:30PM EST. SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is resupplying the ISS with stuff for new experiments and tech demos