Reading Frames Articles - disease/medicine, neuroscience and infectious disease

A Story Biological

By John Coates | September 1, 2012

Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.

0 Comments

DNA Truth or Dare

By Sam Kean | July 1, 2012

Learning the intricacies of your own genetic profile is a double-edged sword.

1 Comment

image: Book Excerpt from <em>Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs</em>

Book Excerpt from Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs

By Marc Lewis | May 1, 2012

In Chapter 12, "The Opium Fields," author Marc Lewis recounts one night spent in the brain chemistry-bending grip of opium addiction.

2 Comments

Dopamine: Duality of Desire

By Marc Lewis | May 1, 2012

Being an ex-drug-addict turned neuroscientist brings a unique insight into the physiological and phenomenological realities of addiction.

0 Comments

image: Book Excerpt from <em>The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back</em>

Book Excerpt from The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back

By Nicoli Nattrass | March 1, 2012

In Chapter 8, "The Conspiratorial Move and the Struggle for Evidence-Based Medicine," author Nicoli Natrass explores the Internet's role in the rise of anti-science sentiment.

12 Comments

The Specter of Denialism

By Nicoli Nattrass | March 1, 2012

Conspiracy theories surrounding the global HIV/AIDS epidemic have cost thousands of lives. But science is fighting back.

94 Comments

image: Book Excerpt from <em>Pathological Altruism</em>

Book Excerpt from Pathological Altruism

By Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath | February 1, 2012

In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.

0 Comments

Killing with Kindness

By Barbara Oakley, Guruprasad Madhavan, Ariel Knafo, and David Sloan Wilson | February 1, 2012

Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.

30 Comments

image: Book Excerpt from <em>Future Science: Essays From the Cutting Edge</em>

Book Excerpt from Future Science: Essays From the Cutting Edge

By William McEwan | October 1, 2011

In an essay entitled "Molecular Cut and Paste: The New Generation of Biological Tools," virologist William McEwan envisions a future where viruses are reprogrammed to become the workhorses of science and medicine.

0 Comments