Scientists are testing for coronavirus with genetic "fishing hooks"
Read now →Molecular "baits" also make testing for the virus safer for lab personnel
Technology has made it easier to fake scientific results. Is a cultural shift required to fix the problem?
Read now →Paper retractions and image duplications are a symptom of a much larger problem
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Pocket-sized DNA sequencers could soon stop food-borne pathogen outbreaks as soon as they start
Read now →With new and improving technology, catching the annual romaine lettuce outbreak could get a lot easier
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What does social distancing really mean?
Read now →Everyone needs to be socially distancing themselves right now. Here's what you should know to protect yourself and others
Be cautious about misleading coronavirus news. Here's how to spot what's accurate and what's dodgy
Read now →Incorrect reports spread like wildfire during events like these, so be prepared
Want to save the environment? Start small, but don't forget to advocate for big changes too.
Read now →Individual actions help us feel empowered while the global community works to reduce carbon emissions and pollution
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Self-replicating Asian longhorned ticks have arrived
Read now →Climate change is the likely culprit of this new threat to livestock (and possibly humans)
Viruses can infect the brain, hide out for decades, and then cause Viral Parkinsonism
Read now →How do you study a disease that takes decades to reveal itself? In this case, scientists used mice, viruses, and a little immunotherapy
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Researchers use CRISPR to eliminate HIV in mice, DNA and all
Read now →CRISPR is the latest tool adapted from the microbial world to treat infections
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How do we measure pain, anyway?
Read now →You can't exactly ask a rat to point to where it hurts
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Neurons and cancer cells are a dangerous duo
Read now →New research finds that neurons migrate from the brain to infiltrate cancer cells, and that targeting this process is a promising new method of attack on cancer.
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Rear Admiral Amazing Grace Hopper taught computers English
Read now →She recorded the first computer bug when a moth got caught in a relay switch
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Bacteria from our guts have the tools to solve blood bank shortages
Read now →The discovery of a new enzyme system that can convert type A blood into type O blood could ease strain on universal donors and transform healthcare
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