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Using the Body to Fight Cancer January 23, 2017Breanna AllenIn the fight against cancer, harnessing the natural defense mechanisms within the human body is gaining promise. Termed cancer immunotherapy... Science
The Morning After: Science in a Trump Administration January 16, 2017The Science Policy GroupIf you were to ride the D.C. metro the morning after the election, you would have been overwhelmed with a... Science
Diet Against Disease January 16, 2017Breanna Allen“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 1826. What you consume... Science
Increasing Brain Tumor Survival December 19, 2016Lindsey JonesNearly 73,000 adults will be diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, and for more than one third, their tumor... Science
What is Science Policy? December 15, 2016The Science Policy GroupAs a member of the Science Policy Group, people frequently ask me what science policy entails. This is a difficult... Science
Finding the Fountain of Youth December 12, 2016Stephanie HoldenFor thousands of years, explorers, adventurers, and conquerors have searched for the “fountain of youth,” a magical spring that grants... Science
Solving the Mystery of Genomic 'Dark Matter' November 6, 2016Lindsey JonesIn human cells, three billion base pairs arrange themselves into sequences of As, Ts, Gs, and Cs to form genes... Science
End of Zika in Sight? October 24, 2016Lindsey JonesWith the successful creation of DNA vaccines that elicited immune protection from Zika infection, hope is on the rise in... Science
Suffering from Slow Science Publishing May 23, 2016Lindsay OssoInformation is instant. I remember the moment when this fact of the digital age was made unequivocally clear to me... Science