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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.
Trumping Science: Part II
Bob Grant
| Dec 6, 2016
| 5 min read
As Inauguration Day nears, scientists and science advocates are voicing their unease with the Trump Administration’s potential effects on research.
The War Rages On
Jerry A. Coyne
| Jul 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Conflict between science and religion continues, with effects on health, politics, and the environment.
Book Excerpt from
COVID-19
Debora MacKenzie
| Jul 17, 2020
| 3 min read
In Chapter 8, author Debora MacKenzie recounts an unfortunate history of baselessly blaming disease outbreaks on groups perceived as outsiders.
What’s Next for Ancient DNA Studies After the Nobel?
Mary Prendergast,
The Conversation
| Oct 5, 2022
| 4 min read
The award highlights tremendous opportunities for aDNA as well as challenges related to rapid growth, equity, and misinformation.
Opinion: Science & Religion: A Centuries-old War Rages On
Jerry A. Coyne
| May 18, 2015
| 4 min read
While some in the scientific and religious communities have declared an end to the tensions between faith and fact, the conflict continues to have impacts on health, politics, and the environment.
Evolution, Resisted
Elie Dolgin
| Oct 1, 2009
| 10+ min read
Scientists are trying to design the last malaria control agent the world will ever need.
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 Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution
Catherine Offord
| Jul 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.
How an Early Warning Radar Could Prevent Future Pandemics
Amos Zeeberg,
Undark
| Feb 27, 2023
| 8 min read
Metagenomic sequencing can help detect unknown pathogens, but its widespread use faces challenges.
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