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Air Pollution: An Unclear and Present Danger
Journalist and author Beth Gardiner talks about her new book Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution. And CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna talks about gene editing.
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Office Workers May Be Breathing Potentially Harmful Compounds in Cosmetics
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Targeting Gut Microbes May Help Stroke Recovery
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As CBD Skyrockets in Popularity, Scientists Scramble to Understand How It’s Metabolized
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Superslippery Toilets Squash Water Wastage
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Are Pricey New Drugs Better Than Old Ones?
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CDC Report Finds 35,000 Americans Die of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Each Year
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Behind the Scenes of a Radical New Cancer Cure
I’ve now treated several patients with the new cancer gene therapy called CAR-T, but there’s still a lot to learn
Office Workers May Be Breathing Potentially Harmful Compounds in Cosmetics
Some cosmetics and deodorants contain chemicals that, when released into the air, may pose a risk to human health
Targeting Gut Microbes May Help Stroke Recovery
Growing evidence from mouse studies suggests that a healthy microbiome might improve poststroke outcomes
Blindness in Kashmir
A doctor mourns a wholly avoidable epidemic of visual and moral impairment
CDC Report Finds 35,000 Americans Die of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Each Year
While the number of deaths has gone down since 2013, new infections—such as the deadly Candida auris—have appeared
First New HIV Strain in 19 Years Identified
The surveillance of viral changes persists to keep the blood supply safe
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An Auditory Expert Hopes to Replace Lost Hearing Cells
A. James Hudspeth, winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, spoke with Scientific American editor emerita Mariette DiChristina about his efforts to regenerate lost or damaged inner-ear cells that make hearing possible...
