Tearing Down Science’s Citation Paywall, One Link at a Time
A new initiative makes scientific paper citations open to everyone, for free. The post Tearing Down Science’s Citation Paywall, One…
Creating Zika-Proof Mosquitoes Means Rigging Natural Selection
Gene drives, powered by Crispr, promise to wipe out mosquito-borne diseases. But first they’ll have to beat nature at her…
Massive 3-D Cell Library Teaches Computers How to Find Mitochondria
Using images of 6,000 stem cells, scientists have created the first-ever deep learning model to predict how cells are organized.…
Wellness Apps Evade the FDA, Only to Land In Court
Last week, the New York Attorney General’s office settled lawsuits forcing three app developers to stop promising health-tech miracles. The…
Supercomputers Are Stocking Next Generation Drug Pipelines
A new model incorporates protein, drug, and clinical data to better predict which genes are most likely make proteins that…
Scientists Build a Menstrual Biochip That Does Everything But Bleed
An organ-on-chip model of the female reproductive tract includes a miniature ovary, uterus, fallopian tube, cervix, and liver. The post…
Social Media Influencers Finally Come to … Medicine
The gig economy isn’t just for website designers and juice cleanse diet diehards anymore. The post Social Media Influencers Finally…
Trump’s FDA Pick Has Friends in Big Pharma. But Who Doesn’t?
Cronyism aside, is that so bad? The companies Gottlieb has worked with do vital work that few others can afford…
Bacteria Are Brewing Up the Next Generation of Antivenoms
But it will take more than science to solve the global shortage of snakebite medicine. The post Bacteria Are Brewing…
Artificial Intelligence Is Learning to Predict and Prevent Suicide
Doctors at research hospitals and even the US Department of Veterans Affairs are piloting new, AI-driven suicide-prevention platforms. The post…