emma yasinski

Emma Yasinski

Emma is a Florida-based freelance journalist and regular contributor for The Scientist. A graduate of Boston University’s Science and Medical Journalism Master’s Degree program, Emma has been covering microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, health, and anything else that makes her wonder since 2016. She studied neuroscience in college, but even before causing a few mishaps and explosions in the chemistry lab, she knew she preferred a career in scientific reporting to one in scientific research.

Articles by Emma Yasinski

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New Evidence Complicates the Story of the Peopling of the Americas

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Infographic: Mixed Evidence on Human Occupation of the Americas

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Tool Identifies Likely Reservoir Species for SARS-CoV-2

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Louisiana Scientists Are Still Reeling from Ida

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Low Frequency Electric Stimulation Can Treat Back Pain: Study

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Genes for Alcohol Use Disorder and Alzheimer’s Risk Overlap: Study

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Religion on the Brain

Stress Paralyzes Immune Cells

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Threads Embedded in Pads and Tampons Can Diagnose Yeast Infection

Mucosal Vaccines Protect Mice from Viruses, Cancer

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Seizures Common in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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First Report of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Plant and Animal

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Artificial Heart Valves Grow with Lambs

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Impact of Running Reaches Marrow to Spark Bone Growth in Mice

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Thwarting AAV-Neutralizing Antibodies Could Improve Gene Therapy

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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