Jargon Watch: Silicages Could Make Gene Therapy Less Risky
Silicage: A nanostructure made of silica that may provide a safer carrier for gene therapy.
Disease X and the Unknowability of the Next Epidemic
What may strike next, the World Health Organization fears, is something no doctor has ever heard of or knows how to treat. It’s come to be known as Disease X.
Welcome to the Era of Orbital Publicity Stunts
Are science and commerce the only legitimate pursuits off-planet—and who gets to decide?
Sucking on Mouse Tongues to Understand How Taste Buds Work
Scientists at Harvard are studying taste buds in action by beaming lasers onto mouse tongues.
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