What Did a Year in Space Do to Scott Kelly?
Scott Kelly will return to Earth from the International Space Station on March 1, after more than a year in…
Gene Sequencing Goliath Wants to Get Bigger Still
You could say that Illumina is to DNA sequencing is what Google is to Internet search, but that would be…
Gene Sequencing Goliath Wants to Get Bigger Still
You could say that Illumina is to DNA sequencing is what Google is to Internet search, but that would be…
This MIT Professor Thinks Wall Street Can Fix High Health Care Costs
The same bundled securities that brought down the economy could fix the problem of high health care costs. The post…
The EPA’s New Toxicology Tests May Save Some Animals
When Congress reauthorizes a decades-old toxic chemicals law this year, the Environmental Protection Agency will finally have to do a…
The Pope’s Ideas on Birth Control Aren’t as Sexy as They Seem
The Pope’s comments about contraception in areas struck by Zika don’t really counter the Catholic Church’s views on birth control—especially…
Why People Want to Believe the Zika Virus Is a Conspiracy
Watch carefully, and you can see the birth of a conspiracy theory. The post Why People Want to Believe the…
Lots of People Are Losing Distance Vision, and No One Knows Why
Myopia, or nearsightedness, has taken off like a silent epidemic. What’s behind its sudden rise? The post Lots of People…
The US Has the Tech to Keep Zika Out of the Blood Supply
Zika can be transmitted through blood transfusions. But the technology to inactivate nearly all pathogens in donated blood exists—and it’s…
These Scientists Saw Zika Coming. Now They’re Fighting Back
For years, Zika has been collecting dust on the shelves of virus researchers in the United States. Now the research…