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A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 22, 2024
| 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
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.
Alternative Medicines
The Scientist
| Jul 1, 2012
| 10+ min read
As nonconventional medical treatments become increasingly mainstream, we take a look at the science behind some of the most popular.
The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.
Opinion: Agriculture Must Replace Small Science with Big Science
Sylvie Brouder
| Jun 17, 2019
| 4 min read
Agronomic sciences should follow the lead of genetics and other disciplines in sharing data.
Opinion: Torments of tagging
Timothy Bean
| Feb 2, 2011
| 3 min read
Is marking the wild animals we study skewing our results? And if so, what can we do about it?
Predicting Future Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks
Ashley Yeager
| Jun 1, 2018
| 10+ min read
A step-by-step study of diseases that jump species gives subtle clues about future epidemics.
Cooperation urged on invasives
Eugene Russo(erusso@the-scientist.com)
| Mar 21, 2004
| 3 min read
AIBS meeting participants say US Department of Homeland Security could coordinate efforts
Concerns over Efficacy and Cost of Muscle Wasting Treatments
Ruth Williams
| Nov 11, 2020
| 5 min read
Two new medications for treating a rare and deadly neuromuscular disease have high prices and questionable efficacies, say scientists.
The Science News that Shaped 2019
Kerry Grens
| Dec 20, 2019
| 6 min read
A T cell discovery, “hachimoji” DNA, a new species of human, and mounting fears of espionage rounded off the list this year.
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