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RNA Viruses: Biology’s Dark Matter?
A watershed study samples deep ocean RNA viruses the world over and reveals 99 percent of them have yet to be discovered.
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David Warmflash
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5 Ways to Prepare for the Dementia Pandemic
Digital tools, early detection, and better insurance policies can address the coming wave of cognitive decline.
By
David Levine
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The 7-Hour Critical-Care Genome
Going from blood sample to diagnosis in the same work shift, rapid genomic sequencing proves its worth in clinical settings.
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Matthew Hutson
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The Salty Secrets of Extreme Longevity
Rockfish, clams, tortoises, and other underwater Methuselahs harbor adaptations that could provide clues to unlocking our own longevity.
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Robin Donovan
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Do Psychedelics Need Psychiatrists?
As psychedelic drugs are poised to join the mainstream, what is the role of the prescriber?
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Robin Donovan
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Building a Better Nose
Dogs, ants, and other organisms that sniff out cancer could help train an AI to do the same.
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Robin Donovan
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The Synthetic Biology Community Builder
An interview with MIT biologist David Sun Kong—on science, activism, and how biotechnology can empower ordinary people.
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Paolo Pontoniere
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Perspective: Why Can’t Women with Endometriosis Get Diagnosed?
10% of women suffer from this painful condition, which often goes undiagnosed for years. This has to change.
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Aria Vyas
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Building From the Root
Elephant skin walls, robotic flower houses, “Baubotanik” buildings, a treehouse on Mars, and the Mother Nature future of urban design.
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Stav Dimitropoulos
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Precision Medicine for Mental Illness
Alto Neuroscience wants to use EEG brain biomarkers to better match the right treatment to a person’s needs.
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David Levine
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Music As Medicine
Music and psychedelics go hand-in-hand. Could both have a healing effect?
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Zoe Cormier
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My Psychiatrist is a DJ
London-based startup Wavepaths is creating a new kind of music technology explicitly designed for psychedelic therapy.
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Zoe Cormier
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Insect Futures—From Farm, to Table, to Pharmacy
Insect-based foods, fuels, fertilizers, and antimicrobials will be a part of our future, like it or not.
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Robin Donovan
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Waiting for the Unicorns of Sh*t
Microbiome research has huge implications for the very sick. But can startups get healthy people in on the action?
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Ellen Airhart
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The Road to Pleasure is Paved with Precision Medicine
An experimental drug that addresses anhedonia could increase the brain’s capacity to experience pleasure and herald a new era of precision medicine in psychiatry.
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Stav Dimitropoulos
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