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This Pill Tracks Your Vitals From the Inside Dec 12, 2023

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An ingestible “digital pill” that measures heart rate and breathing from inside the stomach could detect the warning signs of sleep apnea, cardiac distress, and even opioid overdoses.

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The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US Dec 11, 2023

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The one-time gene editing fix is meant to halt debilitating pain crises for sickle cell patients, who formerly could only be cured with a risky stem cell transplant. Read the full story here.

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Don’t Worry, It’s Just ‘Fire Ice’ Dec 08, 2023

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Methane hydrate is an ice-like substance you can set on fire. Now scientists have found that more of it may be in danger of melting—and releasing powerful greenhouse gas—than previously realized.

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Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah Is Reimagining Cancer Care Dec 07, 2023

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All but raised in oncology wards, Dr. Subbiah is on a mission to make cancer care work for everyone, including those usually overlooked.

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Ozempic Could Also Help You Drink Less Alcohol Dec 06, 2023

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Mounting evidence bolsters the idea that drugs like semaglutide—better known as Ozempic or Wegovy—can hamper a thirst for booze.

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Want to Store a Message in DNA? That’ll Be $1,000 Dec 05, 2023

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French startup Biomemory is rolling out a credit-card-sized storage device that uses DNA to encode a kilobyte of text data.

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Dr. Nergis Mavalvala Helped Detect the First Gravitational Wave. Her Work Doesn’t Stop There Dec 04, 2023

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The dean of MIT’s School of Science embraces skepticism and failure, and she wants the next generation of scientists to jump right in.

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Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them Dec 01, 2023

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In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects.

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A Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Is Under FDA Investigation—for Cancer Risk Nov 30, 2023

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CAR-T cell therapy harnesses the immune system to attack blood cancers. Six years after approving the first treatment, the FDA is investigating whether it can give rise to secondary cancers.

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Dr. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski Will Change How You Think About Space Nov 29, 2023

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Pioneering a new field in cosmology, Dr. Pasterski explores diverse perspectives in physics and astronomy—and whether the universe might actually be a hologram.

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