Bacterial Reporters Get the Scoop March 17, 2014 Engineered bacteria pave the way to living diagnostics and therapeutics
Hospital plans study on chocolate March 17, 2014 Boston scientists are launching a major study to finally answer the question on the lips of many…
Hacked bacteria keep tabs on the health of the gut March 17, 2014 Think of them as tiny environmental health officers. Bacteria have been engineered to monitor the…
The mystery of the sea unicorn March 17, 2014 Martin Nweeia, clinical instructor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, has been traveling to…
The future of face and hand transplants March 17, 2014 Transplant leaders are debating national rules for the distribution of deceased donors’ faces and…
How to prevent medical bill 'sticker shock' March 17, 2014 Medical bills are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in America, despite the fact that more…
The doctor will see you onscreen March 17, 2014 HMS student Rena Xu authored this piece about telemedicine.
Sorting out the risks of fish March 17, 2014 Fish is often called “brain food.” It’s an excellent source of lean protein, rich in nutrients…
Legalize marijuana? Yes. March 16, 2014 J. Wesley Boyd, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, authored…
Nature has a promising replacement for hormone-scrambling plastics: Shrimp shells March 15, 2014 In a new paper, Javier Fernandez, research fellow in genetics, and Donald Ingber, founding…
Billionaires with big ideas are privatizing American science March 15, 2014 As government financing of basic science research has plunged, private donors have filled the void…
Surgeon general nominee runs into Senate resistance March 15, 2014 The White House is backing off its push for quick confirmation of President Obama’s pick to be…
