Max Kozlov
Viewpoint: It’s grim. U.S. science after a year of RFK, Jr. and Trump
More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed ...
‘Devastation’ and ‘panic’: Trump guts key government support for National Institute of Health programs
Confusion and anxiety is rippling through the US health-research community ... following Donald Trump taking office as the 47th US ...
30% more flavorful tomato: Gene editing improves one of the world’s most valuable crops
Rotten tomatoes no more: growing sweeter tomatoes is possible by editing just two of the fruit’s genes. Deleting the genes increased the ...
Why do we love to eat rich, fatty foods?
Rich, high-fat foods such as ice cream are loved not only for their taste, but also for the physical sensations they ...
From lambs to humans: Artificial wombs are on the horizon
A hairless, pale-skinned lamb lies on its side in what appears to be an oversized sandwich bag filled with hazy ...
Debate erupts over necessity of ‘risky’ viral research
When researchers at Boston University (BU) in Massachusetts inserted a gene from the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 into a strain ...
Test your embryo for disease? DNA scan that ‘ranks’ embryos based on heart disease and mental illness risks raises ethical questions
“She has her mother’s eyes,” begins the advertisement, “but will she also inherit her breast cancer diagnosis?” The smooth voice ...
Back from the dead? Pig organs revived after cell life stopped, raising hopes for transplant breakthroughs
Researchers have restored circulation and cellular activity in the vital organs of pigs, such as the heart and brain, one ...
‘Inflammation clock’: There is now a tool to measure your biological age
A new type of age ‘clock’ can assess chronic inflammation to predict whether someone is at risk of developing age-related ...