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Sneha Khedkar

Sneha Khedkar

Assistant editor at The Scientist

Articles by Sneha Khedkar

A woman sneezes into a tissue against a natural background

ACHOO Syndrome: A Strange Reflex That Causes Sneezing in the Sun

Illustration of a woman against a pink and purple background with microbes signifying the vaginal microbiome.

Citizen Scientists Help Map the Healthy Vaginal Microbiome

A white cat sprawled on an orange-colored wheel. Studying cat genomics can help researchers understand complex traits in the animals.

Darwin's Ark Project Decodes Pet Genomics

A gloved hand holding a slide containing an agglutination test for AB negative rare blood group.

What Does a Rare Blood Type Mean?

A bright yellow-colored worm with tentacles against a black background.

Deep-Sea Worms Detoxify Harmful Elements to Thrive

A woman getting out of bed next to an alarm clock. People with advanced sleep phase trait have early sleep onset and offset due to genetic mutations leading to shorter circadian period.

The Genetic Variants Behind "Early Bird" Sleep Patterns

A doctor examines tonsils of a smiling little girl sitting in a woman’s lap.

Tonsil Organoids Serve Human Immunology in a Lab Dish

Astronaut Suni Williams displays production packs containing genetically engineered yeast and edible media for incubation to activate yeast growth.

Designer Microbes Aid Space Exploration Efforts

A scientist in a microbiology laboratory working with an Agar plate that has a few blue colonies.

Viral Enzyme Accelerates Evolution of Therapeutic Proteins

A mother breastfeeding her baby. Antibodies in the breastmilk shape the baby’s immune responses.

Breastmilk Antibodies Shape the Infant Immune System

Hands of an anthropologist revealing human skull from dirt. Studying the genomes from fossilized dental plaque revealed information about evolution of the human microbiome.

Ancient Dental Plaque Unearths Prehistoric People’s Lifestyle

Two big, one small, and three smaller cockroaches against a beige-colored world map.

Genomics Uncovers How Insect Pests Crept Across the World

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Antarctica’s Blood Falls Teems With Mysterious Microbial Life

Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.

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