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Book Excerpt from Evolution and Medicine
Robert Perlman | Sep 30, 2013 | 4 min read
In Chapter 11, “Man-made diseases,” author Robert Perlman describes how socioeconomic health disparities arise in hierarchical societies.
Book excerpt from Everyday Practice of Science
Frederick Grinnell | Jan 31, 2011 | 3 min read
In Chapter 3, “Credibility: Validating Discovery Claims,” author Frederick Grinnell details the difficulty in making discoveries that buck current scientific paradigms.
Reanimated Chickens and Zombie Dogs
David Casarett | Aug 1, 2014 | 3 min read
In praise of weird science at the edge of life
Chance and Necessity
Sean B. Carroll | Nov 1, 2013 | 3 min read
War and justice brought together two of the greatest minds of the 20th century, a scientist and a writer.
A Scar Nobly Got
Michael Willrich | Jul 1, 2011 | 3 min read
The story of the US government’s efforts to stamp out smallpox in the early 20th century offers insights into the science and practice of mass vaccination.
Capsule Reviews
Richard P. Grant | Jul 1, 2011 | 4 min read
Solar, The Dark X, The Sky's Dark Labyrinth, Spiral
bacteria and DNA molecules on a purple background.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Attacking AIDS on Many Fronts
Peter Piot | May 1, 2015 | 3 min read
A close cooperation between science, politics, and economics has helped to control one of history’s most destructive epidemics.
 
Illustration of a jackalope
On the Trail of the Jackalope
Michael P. Branch | Feb 14, 2022 | 5 min read
How horned rabbits led the way to the HPV vaccine
Book Excerpt from Behave
Robert Sapolsky | May 31, 2017 | 5 min read
In the book’s introduction, author and neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky explains his fascination with the biology of violence and other dark parts of human behavior.

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