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Jessica Leber

Freelance science and technology journalist and editor, formerly on staff at Fast Company, Vocativ, MIT Technology Review, and ClimateWire.

The Latest Biotech Growth Market Might be Crap

There’s gold in your gut—and startups are mining it with microbiome science. The biggest hurdle? Stool doesn’t scale.

By Jessica Leber

Kill Time in Traffic by Diagnosing Cancer

Lou Auguste harnesses robotics and software to amp up remote medicine.

By Jessica Leber

23-Year-Old VC Bets on Lengthening Health Span

MIT dropout Laura Deming is on the hunt for causes of disease and mechanisms for quashing it.

By Jessica Leber