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Ten Minute Sabbatical
Ten Minute Sabbatical
Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.
Ten Minute Sabbatical
Ten Minute Sabbatical

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

culture, infectious disease

adam kucharski the rules of contagion
Connecting the DOTS
Adam Kucharski | Aug 18, 2020 | 3 min read
The four factors that drive contagion
Book Excerpt from The State of Science
Marc Zimmer | Aug 14, 2020 | 5 min read
In Chapter 13, “Trusting Experts—and the Trump Administration,” Marc Zimmer laments the communication breakdown between modern US policy makers and scientists
Opinion: Science in a Time of Crisis
Marc Zimmer | Aug 14, 2020 | 4 min read
A new book explores the ways that research findings are used and misused.
Opinion: Anticipating the Next Pandemic
Debora MacKenzie | Jul 13, 2020 | 4 min read
Our experience with COVID-19 has already shone a light on how (and how not) to address future outbreaks.
Bacteriophages to the Rescue
Emily Monosson | Jul 16, 2017 | 3 min read
Phage therapy is but one example of using biological entities to reduce our reliance on antibiotics and other failing chemical solutions.
Book Excerpt from Natural Defense
Emily Monosson | Jul 16, 2017 | 3 min read
In Chapter 3, “The Enemy of Our Enemy Is Our Friend: Infecting the Infection,” author Emily Monosson makes the case for bacteriophage therapy in the treatment of infectious disease.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | Mar 1, 2016 | 2 min read
March 2016's selection of notable quotes
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | May 1, 2015 | 3 min read
The Genealogy of a Gene, On the Move, The Chimp and the River, and Domesticated
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | May 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Way, and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
It Takes a Village
Beth Marie Mole | Jun 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
Scientists working in developing countries find that giving back to local communities enriches their own research.
Making Good on Research
Beth Marie Mole | May 31, 2013 | 1 min read
Scientists working in developing nations who engage in capacity building find it bolsters the lives of locals and their own work.
Contributors
Beth Marie Mole | Feb 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Capsule Reviews
Annie Gottlieb | Nov 1, 2012 | 4 min read
Spillover, Answers for Aristotle, Who’s in Charge? and Science Set Free
Opinion: Justice Delayed, Health Denied
Joseph Amon | Jun 4, 2012 | 4 min read
African justice systems must change to help curb HIV and tuberculosis transmission in prisons.
The Specter of Denialism
Nicoli Nattrass | Mar 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Conspiracy theories surrounding the global HIV/AIDS epidemic have cost thousands of lives. But science is fighting back.
Book Excerpt from The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back
Nicoli Nattrass | Feb 29, 2012 | 4 min read
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.
Protection for Big-Screen Virus
Edyta Zielinska | Oct 19, 2011 | 1 min read
Researchers find an antibody that may protect against a virus similar to the one featured in the movie Contagion.
Blood Simple
Tia Ghose | Sep 1, 2011 | 3 min read
A veterinary vaccine spawned products that could clean the HIV virus from blood supplies.
Religion and Disease
Cristina Luiggi | Aug 25, 2011 | 1 min read
Deadly epidemics can have a profound impact on people’s choice of religion.
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