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A cryo–electron microscope accessible to the masses, and tracing the genetics of schizophrenia
Structural biologists rejoiced when cryo–electron microscopy, a technique to generate highly detailed models of biomolecules, emerged. But years afte…
6 years, 2 months ago
Getting BPA out of food containers, and tracing minute chemical mixtures in the environment
As part of a special issue on chemicals for tomorrow’s Earth, we’ve got two green chemistry stories. First, host Sarah Crespi talks with contributing…
6 years, 2 months ago
Researchers flouting clinical reporting rules, and linking gut microbes to heart disease and diabetes
Though a U.S. law requiring clinical trial results reporting has been on the books for decades, many researchers have been slow to comply. Now, 2 ye…
6 years, 2 months ago
Squeezing two people into an MRI machine, and deciding between what’s reasonable and what’s rational
Getting into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine can be a tight fit for just one person. Now, researchers interested in studying face-to-face …
6 years, 2 months ago
Areas to watch in 2020, and how carnivorous plants evolved impressive traps
We start our first episode of the new year looking at future trends in policy and research with host Joel Goldberg and several Science News writers. …
6 years, 3 months ago
Breakthrough of the Year, our favorite online news stories, and the year in books
As the year comes to a close, we review the best science, the best stories, and the best books from 2019. Our end-of-the-year episode kicks off with …
6 years, 3 months ago
Hunting for new epilepsy drugs, and capturing lightning from space
About one-third of people with epilepsy are treatment resistant. Up until now, epilepsy treatments have focused on taming seizures rather than the so…
6 years, 3 months ago
Debating lab monkey retirement, and visiting a near-Earth asteroid
After their life as research subjects, what happens to lab monkeys? Some are euthanized to complete the research, others switch to new research proje…
6 years, 3 months ago
Double dipping in an NIH loan repayment program, and using undersea cables as seismic sensors
The National Institutes of Health’s largest loan repayment program was conceived to help scientists pay off school debts without relying on industry …
6 years, 4 months ago
Building a landslide observatory, and the universality of music
You may have seen the aftermath of a landslide, driving along a twisty mountain road—a scattering of rocks and scree impinging on the pavement. And u…
6 years, 4 months ago