asher jones

Asher Jones

Asher is a former editorial intern at The Scientist. She completed a PhD in entomology from Penn State University, and she was a 2020 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Voice of America. You can find more of her work here.

Articles by Asher Jones

moon, lunar, woman, biology, reproduction, fertility, menstrual cycle, menstruation, menses, period, synchronization

Moon Cycles and Menstrual Cycles

Fireflies lighting up a tree at night

Firefly Tourism Sparks Calls for Sustainable Practices

Sponge Names for Sale, Proceeds to go to Conservation Efforts

Aphid Salivary Gene May Regulate Gall Color

Contributors

“Rogue” Protein Could Contribute to Humans’ High Cancer Rates

Obesity-Linked Gut Bacteria May Worsen Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Mary Jeanne Kreek, heroin, addiction, methadone, drug addiction, The Rockefeller University,

Mary Jeanne Kreek, Methadone Developer, Dies at 84

neutrobots, neutrophils, white blood cells, microrobots, nanorobots, microbots, glioma, brain cancer, paclitaxel, magnetic, swarm, mice

Microscopic Robots Deliver Drugs to the Brain

NSF, National Science Foundation, bill, legislation, Endless Frontier Act, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, innovation, research, funding, science, bipartisan

US Lawmakers Propose Doubling of NSF Funding

grass, poaceae, seasonal allergic rhinitis, hay fever, atmosphere, climate change, modelling, modeling, pollen, aerobiology, allergies, forecasting, season

New Models Improve Long-Term Grass Pollen Forecasts

rugby, concussion, brain injury, concussion, trauma, saliva, spit, test, noninvasive, diagnostic, microRNA, small noncoding RNA, PCR, RNA

Simple Spit Test Could Diagnose Concussions

Flexible Synapse Strength May Underpin Mammal Brain’s Complexity

Infographic: A New Model of Synapse Strength

José Baselga, cancer, research, oncology, AstraZeneca, breast cancer, drugs, therapeutics, obituary, dies

José Baselga, Renowned Oncologist, Dies at 61

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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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Tecan introduces Veya: bringing digital, scalable automation to labs worldwide

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Detecting Novel Viruses Using a Comprehensive Enrichment Panel

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