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Genes that turn off after death, and debunking the sugar conspiracy
Some of our genes come alive after we die. David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about which genes are active after deat…
8 years, 1 month ago
Happy lab animals may make better research subjects, and understanding the chemistry of the indoor environment
Would happy lab animals—rats, mice, even zebrafish—make for better experiments? David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi ab…
8 years, 1 month ago
Following 1000 people for decades to learn about the interplay of health, environment, and temperament, and investigating why naked mole rats don’t seem to age
David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about the chance a naked mole rat could die at any one moment. Surprisingly, the p…
8 years, 2 months ago
The dangers of dismantling a geoengineered sun shield and the importance of genes we don’t inherit
Catherine Matacic—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about how geoengineering could reduce the harshest impacts of climate change…
8 years, 2 months ago
Unearthed letters reveal changes in Fields Medal awards, and predicting crime with computers is no easy feat
Freelance science writer Michael Price talks with Sarah Crespi about recently revealed deliberations for a coveted mathematics prize: the Fields Meda…
8 years, 2 months ago
Salad-eating sharks, and what happens after quantum computing achieves quantum supremacy
David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about two underwater finds: the first sharks shown to survive off of seagrass and …
8 years, 2 months ago
Who visits raccoon latrines, and boosting cancer therapy with gut microbes
David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about a long-term project monitoring raccoon latrines in California. What influenc…
8 years, 2 months ago
<i>Science</i>’s Breakthrough of the Year, our best online news, and science books for your shopping list
Dave Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about a few of this year’s top stories from our online news site, like ones on a ma…
8 years, 3 months ago
Putting the breaks on driverless cars, and dolphins that can muffle their ears
Whales and dolphins have incredibly sensitive hearing and are known to be harmed by loud underwater noises. David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about…
8 years, 3 months ago
Folding DNA into teddy bears and getting creative about gun violence research
This week, three papers came out describing new approaches to folding DNA into large complex shapes—20 times bigger than previous DNA sculptures. Sta…
8 years, 3 months ago