Antibiotics Made Cheap Chicken Possible. They Also Made Superbugs
In her new book, Big Chicken, Maryn McKenna traces the evolution of antimicrobial resistance from poultry farms to hospital emergency rooms.
These Mice Stopped Eating Carbs So You (Maybe) Don’t Have To
New evidence shows that ketogenic diets protect the brain as mice age. And one day you might be able to buy a pill that does the same thing, without having to kiss carbs goodbye.
Harvey Evacuees Leave Their Belongings—And Health Records—Behind
Despite the proliferation of electronic medical records, patients still have trouble accessing their history when it matters most.
A New Way for Doctors to Share Their Medical Mysteries
It might just reinvent the entire medical publishing process.
To Protect Genetic Privacy, Encrypt Your DNA
Sharing your DNA with science could help cure disease. But once it's out there, you can't get it back. Encryption can at least keep it safe.
Crispr Fans Dream of a Populist Future for Gene Editing
Over two days in Berkeley, scientists, CEOs, farmers, conservationists, and citizens gathered to talk about the promise and peril of Crispr.
James Damore’s Google Memo Gets Science All Wrong
The science in Damore’s memo is still very much in play. His analysis of its implications is at best politically naive, and at worst dangerous.
Want a Diagnosis Tomorrow, Not Next Year? Turn to AI
By collecting medical knowledge in a superintelligent AI, your GP can order tests or prescribe medications they’d normally outsource.
New Details on the First Crispr-Edited Human Embryos in the US
Scientists are excited about how effectively Crispr removed mutations in embryos. But it didn't work the way they expected.
Science Says _13 Reasons Why_ May Be the Public Health Scare People Thought
Google searches for all things suicide spiked in the wake of the Netflix original series premiere, according to new research.