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The Woman Who Targets Cancer-Causing Mechanisms

The Woman Who Targets Cancer-Causing Mechanisms

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

The Search of the Perfect Antiviral Has Taken A New Step Forward

The Search of the Perfect Antiviral Has Taken A New Step Forward

Yellow Fever Is Completely Preventable, So Why Are Millions At Risk?

Yellow Fever Is Completely Preventable, So Why Are Millions At Risk?

By Jamie Leventhal

The Cockroach Milk Debate: Super Food Or Just Super Hype?

The Cockroach Milk Debate: Super Food Or Just Super Hype?

Identical twins

The Fatter Twin Is No More Likely To Have A Heart Attack

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Sweet (Smelling) Bed Bug Control Option

A Sweet (Smelling) Bed Bug Control Option

The Immune Infliction of Heroin Addiction

The Immune Infliction of Heroin Addiction

An Account of The Algal Affliction in Florida

An Account of The Algal Affliction in Florida

Alcohol Hand Sanitizers Will Keep You Healthy And Safe

Alcohol Hand Sanitizers Will Keep You Healthy And Safe

Convincing Lung Cancer To Commit Suicide

Convincing Lung Cancer To Commit Suicide

Looking To Animals To Help Predict & Prevent Future Epidemics

Looking To Animals To Help Predict & Prevent Future Epidemics

A Protozoan Prospect For Nutritional Supplementation

A Protozoan Prospect For Nutritional Supplementation

So Long, And Thanks For All The Plagues

So Long, And Thanks For All The Plagues

By Brooke Borel

The Surprising Potential A Natural Antimicrobial Offers To Global Warming

The Surprising Potential A Natural Antimicrobial Offers To Global Warming

Another Nail In The Antibiotic Coffin

Another Nail In The Antibiotic Coffin

Common Infections Might Be Causing Alzheimer’s Disease

Common Infections Might Be Causing Alzheimer’s Disease

By Claire Maldarelli

The Case of Sepsis And The Swarming Staph

The Case of Sepsis And The Swarming Staph

Preventing An Outbreak From Inside The ICU

Preventing An Outbreak From Inside The ICU

Learning How Microbes Live In Space

Learning How Microbes Live In Space

It’s (Funding) Crunch Time For Zika Research

It’s (Funding) Crunch Time For Zika Research

Scientists Detect Which Patients Are Resistant To Genetic Diseases

Scientists Detect Which Patients Are Resistant To Genetic Diseases

By Alexandra Ossola

It’s Not Just Meat: Carbs Can Raise Cancer Risk, Too

By Alexandra Ossola

Powdered Booze Could Fix Your Clogged Arteries

By Alexandra Ossola

Aging In Virtual Reality

Aging In Virtual Reality

By Claire Maldarelli

Clostridium difficile Is More Common Than You Think

Clostridium difficile Is More Common Than You Think

Introducing A New Form of GPS (Gastrointestinal Probiotic Surveillance)

Introducing A New Form of GPS (Gastrointestinal Probiotic Surveillance)

How Microbes Contribute To Heart Disease

How Microbes Contribute To Heart Disease

Lab Grown Neuron Networks Could Treat Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s

Lab Grown Neuron Networks Could Treat Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s

By Alexandra Ossola

Thanatomicrobiome: Microbial Life After Death

Thanatomicrobiome: Microbial Life After Death

A Genetic Mutation Could Save You From A Heart Attack

A Genetic Mutation Could Save You From A Heart Attack

By Alexandra Ossola

Finding A Source of Flavor In Mud Microbes

Finding A Source of Flavor In Mud Microbes

Man Taking HIV-Prevention Drug Tests Positive For HIV

Man Taking HIV-Prevention Drug Tests Positive For HIV

By Alexandra Ossola

Here’s How Virtual Reality Could Help Doctors Treat Cancer

Here’s How Virtual Reality Could Help Doctors Treat Cancer

By Alexandra Ossola

“Genetic Scissors” Could Completely Eliminate HIV From Cells

“Genetic Scissors” Could Completely Eliminate HIV From Cells

By Alexandra Ossola

Turning To The Ocean To Tackle Antibiotic Resistance

Turning To The Ocean To Tackle Antibiotic Resistance

Combating Zika Conspiracy Theories

Combating Zika Conspiracy Theories

By Brooke Borel

Here’s Why Scientists Are Shocked By The Results Of This Cancer Treatment Trial

Here’s Why Scientists Are Shocked By The Results Of This Cancer Treatment Trial

By Alexandra Ossola

Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?

Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?

By Daniel Engber

Could Microbes Help Beat Zika?

Could Microbes Help Beat Zika?

Tanzawaic Acid: A New Weapon In The Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

Tanzawaic Acid: A New Weapon In The Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

White House Proposes Nearly $1 Billion For Cancer Research

White House Proposes Nearly $1 Billion For Cancer Research

By Alexandra Ossola

The Month In Plagues: Zika Virus, Bugs In Your Home, And More

The Month In Plagues: Zika Virus, Bugs In Your Home, And More

By Brooke Borel

One DIY trap tackles *Aedes aegypti* mosquitoes like this one.

Curbing Zika Virus: Mosquito Control

By Brooke Borel

Zika Virus: The Making of an Epidemic

Zika Virus: The Making of an Epidemic

Researchers Use Modified Rabies Viruses To Map The Brain

Researchers Use Modified Rabies Viruses To Map The Brain

By Dave Gershgorn

How Chicory May Help Fight Plague Bacteria

How Chicory May Help Fight Plague Bacteria

How To Keep Your Backyard Chickens Bug-Free

How To Keep Your Backyard Chickens Bug-Free

By Brooke Borel

The Confounding Commandments Of Cancer Screening

The Confounding Commandments Of Cancer Screening

By Alexandra Ossola

How, Exactly, Is Joe Biden Going To Cure Cancer?

By Alexandra Ossola

The Double-Edged Sword Of A Nasal Bacterium

The Double-Edged Sword Of A Nasal Bacterium

Garlic May Help Millions Suffering From Schistosomiasis

Garlic May Help Millions Suffering From Schistosomiasis

Celebrating The Good Viruses Of 2015

Celebrating The Good Viruses Of 2015

How to avoid giving food poisoning to your holiday guests

By Brooke Borel

Spreading The Good Bug: Bringing Probiotics To Developing Countries

Spreading The Good Bug: Bringing Probiotics To Developing Countries

Genetically Modified Fish Approved For Dinner Tables: A PopSci FAQ

Genetically Modified Fish Approved For Dinner Tables: A PopSci FAQ

By Brooke Borel

Losing To Win: How Fungi Cause Trouble in Cystic Fibrosis

Losing To Win: How Fungi Cause Trouble in Cystic Fibrosis

Using Evolutionary Fitness To Understand Antibiotic Resistance

Using Evolutionary Fitness To Understand Antibiotic Resistance

Pigeons Are Actually Pretty Good At Identifying Malignant Cancer

Pigeons Are Actually Pretty Good At Identifying Malignant Cancer

By Claire Maldarelli

These Biohackers Are Creating Open-Source Insulin

These Biohackers Are Creating Open-Source Insulin

By Alexandra Ossola

Oil Spills: Uncovering A Battle Between Technology and Ecology

Oil Spills: Uncovering A Battle Between Technology and Ecology

Google Life Sciences And American Heart Association Grant $50 Million To Cure Heart Disease

Google Life Sciences And American Heart Association Grant $50 Million To Cure Heart Disease

By Alexandra Ossola

A New Way To Make Resistant Plants

A New Way To Make Resistant Plants

By Brooke Borel

Chlamydia-Caused Eye Infections Are More Extensive Than Scientists Thought

Chlamydia-Caused Eye Infections Are More Extensive Than Scientists Thought

Scientists Use Hard Sugar To Create Dissolvable Mold For Delicate Research

Scientists Use Hard Sugar To Create Dissolvable Mold For Delicate Research

By Alexandra Ossola