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Stephanie DeMarco, PhD

Stephanie earned her PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2019 where she studied parasitology and microbiology. She was an editor at Drug Discovery News from 2021 to 2025 where she spearheaded the podcast program and led the editorial team. She joined The Scientist as the Managing Editor in 2025. Her work has appeared in Discover Magazine, Quanta Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times among others.

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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship 2019

Articles by Stephanie DeMarco, PhD

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Chronic Noise Exposure Led to Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in Mice

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Spiders Spin Web Decorations That May Help Detect Prey

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Mambas, Cobras, and Rinkhals Beware! New Antivenom Targets 17 Deadly Snakes

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The Secret to a Smooth Pasta Sauce Wins Ig Nobel Prize

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Mirror Microbes Could End All Life on Earth. How Do We Stop Them?

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RNA and Sulfur Compounds Possibly Created the First Peptides on Earth

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Microglia Get Exhausted in Alzheimer’s Disease

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How Whipworms Tunnel Through the Gut

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Hearing Loss May Be the Canary in the Coal Mine for Dementia

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First Use of Click Chemistry in Humans Safely Treats Cancer

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Coenzyme Q10 Precursors Reverse Motor Decline in a Young Patient

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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