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From espionage to embryonic research, reporters cover diverse topics at ScienceWriters2021
Attendees at the virtual ScienceWriters2021 conference Sept. 28-Oct. 8 were treated to these topics and more as CASW and its partners offered the 59th New Horizons in Science brie...
Researchers and journalists offer surprising guidance for covering science and race
To improve coverage of issues at the intersection of race and science, journalists—particularly those of color—should not only address the nation’s racial reckoning in their ...
Long COVID can take more than your breath away
COVID-19 has swept across the globe, taking the lives of millions in under two years. Hundreds of millions more have survived infection, but are still living with persistent health...
Wildfires threaten human health
Wildfires burning in the western U.S. are sending smoke into communities far from the fires themselves, creating hazardous air for days or weeks at a time. A lot of people are wond...
Experts call on U.S. to end China Initiative, up counterspy game without racial profiling
Scientists and civil rights advocates are calling on the U.S. government to end its China Initiative and find ways to combat economic, industrial, scientific, and technical espiona...
Asteroid missions probe diverse questions, from planetary defense to the origin of life
Asteroids—and how to get to them—have been the major focus of Dan Scheeres’s three-decade–long career. The aerospace engineer spoke Oct. 5 about the current state of astero...
Neurological complications of COVID-19 can persist for three months or more
Coronaviruses and brain and nervous system disorders go hand in glove, says Dr. Avindra Nath, senior investigator and clinical director of the U.S. National Institute of Neurologic...
Changes to ethics guidelines allow scientists to take a closer look at our beginnings
Recent changes to guidelines that restrict how long scientists can grow human embryos in a laboratory could lead to a clearer understanding of genetic abnormalities and diseases. T...
Novel brain research could feed misplaced sci-fi worries for the public
New techniques for studying incurable brain diseases use neural organoids, lab-grown nerve tissue derived from stem cells. Others use animal embryos injected with stem cells to cre...
When science outpaces bioethics, public engagement can help
Embryos with both human and monkey cells. Mouse brains containing human stem cells. Synthetic embryos so convincing they fool pregnancy tests. These may sound like vignettes from t...
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