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Alfred Sommer: Discovering a two-cent remedy that saves children’s lives
“Not a lot of people have an opportunity to make an unexpected discovery that leads to a dramatic program that really impacts the lives of millions and millions of people. But when you do, it is your responsibility to change clinical practice,” says Alfred Sommer, an ophthalmologist at John Hopkins University who lives by this principle.
Sommer earned the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award in 1997 for converting his discovery that vitamin A reduces mortality rates for common infect...
Studies report new risks to teens from secondhand smoke
Smoking is bad for your health. Everyone knows that. But what about second-hand smoke...?
CRISPR-Chip: A New Biosensor for Electronic Detection of Target Genes
CRISPR is making waves in therapeutics, but its potential in diagnostics remains underexplored. Now, researchers report a new electronic biosensor that uses CRISPR to detect specific genes in genomic DNA—CRISPR-Chip.
Biotech recipes for sustainable food
Will the biotech industry save us from the impending food crisis?
Until academic careers do us part
Hunting for academic positions is tough enough, but hunting for two positions is a nightmare! How do academic couples with dual careers cope with these situations?
Fantastic Women Scientists and Where to Find Them
March 8 is International Women’s day. Let's take this day as an opportunity to applaud all year round efforts in the form of a compilation of lists, resources, and articles that highlight women in science.
The Complete Guide to Understanding CRISPR sgRNA
Advances in CRISPR-Cas9 technology have greatly accelerated genome engineering research. More and more researchers are adopting this technique for their studies but the path to CRISPR expertise can be blocked by confusing jargon. This webpage serves as a beginner's guide to understand one of the basic concepts in CRISPR: single guide (sg) RNA.
Researchers mechanically divide liposomes in the lab
Achieving mechanical division of hollow cell covers takes researchers one step closer to artificial cell division.
Careers beyond Academia and Science Outreach talk at NCBS Bangalore, India
Meenakshi Prabhune, a freelance science journalist, talks about careers in science beyond academia and science outreach.
Scientific writing: A very short cheat sheet
Science can be complicated, but science writing need not be.
DNA Loop Extrusion: Imagining to Imaging
Researchers have finally ended a long standing debate about how SMC proteins condense DNA by capturing a video of the loop extrusion process in real time.
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: Book Review & Interview with Carl Zimmer
We caught up with Zimmer, an award-winning New York Times columnist, to chat about his views on genomics and CRISPR and to get a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into his book writing experience. Read on to discover his perspective about this latest venture and why we deem...
To be or not to be online
Social media is omnipresent, but does it have a legitimate place in science outreach?
The perfect lab technician is a robot!
Scientists play with LEGO to build a liquid handling robot for life science applications...
Penguin tails tell a tale
Researchers determine penguin location history using their tail feathers. Find out more about this method that could aid marine mammal conservation...