Sneha Khedkar

Sneha Khedkar

Assistant editor at The Scientist

Articles by Sneha Khedkar

baby receives nebulization, signifying RSV infection that shapes allergic asthma risk later in life.

RSV Infection and Mom’s Allergies Heighten Babies’ Asthma Risk

People’s avatars and DNA structure on world map. Current human reference genomes do not account for genetic diversity. RNA sequencing uncovered the extent of ancestry bias in transcriptomics.

Human Transcriptome Maps Exclude Most Populations. Scientists Decoded Just How Much.

person doing the finger prick test for measuring blood glucose. A new noninvasive method could provide an alternative to such invasive blood tests.

Measuring Blood Sugar Without Painful Pricks? A New Test Scans Skin

A picture of white sperm cells moving towards the left side on a pinkish background. Centriole defects lead to improper flagellum formation in sperm, causing infertility.

Failed Sperm Flagellar Development Drives Infertility

A corn snake against a black background. Comparative genomics and CRISPR-Cas9 helped identify the genes that give it its characteristic dorsal blotches.

How Do Snakes Get Their Colorful Stripes and Blotches?

Hot fried crispy bacon slices in skillet on wooden background. Fat-associated sensory cues such as bacon odors in maternal diet may influence offsprings’ predisposition to obesity during adulthood.

Smelling Bacon During Development Increased Mice’s Obesity Risk in Adulthood

Illustration of a person standing in front of hurdles ahead of a bulb, signifying funding disruptions challenging drug discovery and development.

How to Sustain Drug Discovery Research Amid Federal Budget Cuts

Digital background depicting innovative technologies in the shape of a brain, signifying AI in biology and neuroscience.

AI Tools Unravel Thoughts, Actions, and Neuronal Makeup

Woman holding human colon anatomy model, signifying ulcerative colitis caused due to a bacterial toxin that attacks intestinal macrophages.

Gut Bacteria Deplete Macrophages to Drive Ulcerative Colitis

Person looks shocked, holding red chili pepper on fire. Some people like spicy food more than others.

Why Do Some People Like Spicy Food?

3D rendered image of a neuron cell network on a black background, signifying demyelination that takes place in multiple sclerosis.

Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis Appear in Blood Years Before Symptoms

Measuring tape measuring text success, signifying metrics like h-index that quantify academic success.

GScholarLens Redefines Research Impact Metrics, Garners Mixed Reactions

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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