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How do astronauts grow plants in space?

February 6, 2016Leave a comment

Wanna know how to make your own “historic Vegetable Moment”? You’ll need some help overcoming zero-gravity.

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There really is no such thing as speed reading

February 6, 2016Leave a comment

The review is in: To really absorb new material, your best bet is to just take your time.

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We could all learn a lot about success from ultramarathoners

January 22, 2016January 24, 2016Leave a comment

They achieve an almost nirvana-like state from their grit and focus.

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Americans are living with hundreds of unseen insects in their homes

January 20, 2016January 24, 2016Leave a comment

But don’t worry — they’re probably not harmful.

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You probably swapped gut microbes with everyone you’ve brushed up against on the subway

January 15, 2016January 24, 2016Leave a comment

It’s time, once again, to talk the microbes in our guts that are probably making their way into the guts of your family, friends, co-workers…and even co-commuters.

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Bad diets today can alter our great-great-grandkids’ biology

January 14, 2016January 24, 2016Leave a comment

You should probably be eating more fiber now, if not for your own gut microbes, but for your future offspring!

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How perfect circles mysteriously appear on windy beaches

January 11, 2016January 24, 2016Leave a comment

Ever see these weird, perfect scratch circles in the sand? There’s a simple reason why they come to be.

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In the animal kingdom, some cancers are contagious

January 11, 2016January 24, 2016Leave a comment

Scientists have found a fourth strain of contageous cancer in the animal world. Tasmanian devils have two of them.

Click here to read the full story on Quartz. 

What’s in a name?

August 21, 2015August 26, 2015Leave a comment

Sometimes, animal classification separates Life too much.

Click here to read the full story on Scienceline. 

The science behind forensic toxicology

August 16, 2015August 26, 2015Leave a comment

CSI and NCIS are great entertainment, but they don’t tell the whole story. I got to speak with an actual forensic toxicologist who explained more of the art and instinct involved in his work.

Click here to read the full story on Quartz. 

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Marathons are the main event for casual runners, but Covid-19 has thwarted all major prospects. Without big races, the future of major running events depends on improvising, trail races, and casual runners.

The first Covid-19 vaccines have changed biotech forever

Lipid nanoparticles, which deliver the latest mRNA vaccines to us, usher in a new wave of pharmaceuticals that could make dreams of "The Magic School Bus" a reality

The business of fertility

Fertility started out as an evolutionary need. But with the advent of infertility medicine, the industry has ballooned into a money-making machine rife with inequality. A six-part series for Quartz.

Old sewers are becoming a modern Covid-19 watchdog

The need for better health surveillance during the Covid-19 pandemic is taking us back to one of the earliest public health interventions: sewage systems.

Disrupting Dementia

As the globe's population ages, dementias will become one of the largest health burdens of our time. In a five-part series for Quartz, I break down the emotional and financial costs of caregiving, the science behind earlier detection, and the path to better treatments ahead.

The US communities hit hardest by Covid-19 are also the most ignored

Older adults are the most at risk of severe complications from Covid-19. Those with limited English proficiency, however, have had an even harder time navigating the pandemic because due to a lack of resources and information in diverse languages.

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