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A look into the world of standardized patients
A look into the world of standardized patients
By: Eva Cornman
MIT Science Writing
Feb 6
Salt-loving bacteria opens new possibilities for marine microplastic research
Salt-loving bacteria opens new possibilities for marine microplasti...
By combining the DNA of different bacteria, scientists have engineered a microbe that might make it easier to study marine microplastics.
MIT Science Writing
Feb 6
Bio-inspired surgical coatings fight infections and monitor strain
Bio-inspired surgical coatings fight infections and monitor strain
Researchers have designed a surgical coating inspired by the structure of cicada wings that has both antimicrobial and strain mapping…
MIT Science Writing
Feb 6
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Prisons are failing to keep people safe from climate hazards
Prisons are failing to keep people safe from climate hazards
A new study on Colorado prisons adds to growing evidence that inadequate infrastructure and policies put incarcerated people at risk during…
MIT Science Writing
Jan 27
America reaches troubling new phase of opioid epidemic, study says
America reaches troubling new phase of opioid epidemic, study says
Overdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants higher than ever before detected
MIT Science Writing
Jan 25
The Hidden Labor Behind Apple Picking
The Hidden Labor Behind Apple Picking
Apple picking is a beloved fall tradition for many Americans. But just why do we love it so much — and what does it say about the ways we…
MIT Science Writing
Jan 24
Boston composer Eden Rayz wants you to meditate on death
Boston composer Eden Rayz wants you to meditate on death
The Mount Auburn Cemetery artist-in-residence is challenging us to make peace with the ugly.
MIT Science Writing
Jan 23
Months after relentless rain, family farms improvise to fill winter stores
Months after relentless rain, family farms improvise to fill winter stores
Massive flooding left Vermonters with wet hay, forcing the farmers to adapt in the face of hungry livestock, serious illness, and the…
MIT Science Writing
Jan 22
We still can’t buy America’s largest native fruit in stores
We still can’t buy America’s largest native fruit in stores
People love the elusive pawpaw fruit, but they’re hard to acquire. Scientists are investigating what it might take to make pawpaws more…
MIT Science Writing
Jan 22
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After boorish behavior, pigs kiss and make up
After boorish behavior, pigs kiss and make up
Hogs join humans and apes as one of the few animals that console their companions after fights
Allison Guy
Sep 10, 2023
Scientists identify first-ever probiotic treatment for a devastating coral disease
Scientists identify first-ever probiotic treatment for a devastating coral disease
Stony coral tissue loss disease has hammered Caribbean reefs since 2014. Beneficial microbes may one day help corals fight back.
Allison Guy
Sep 10, 2023
Despite global monkey shortage, long Covid research in primates pushes ahead
Despite global monkey shortage, long Covid research in primates pushes ahead
Lack of female macaques hampers research into a disease that disproportionately affects women
Allison Guy
Sep 10, 2023
Human Survival Depends on Plant Roots
Human Survival Depends on Plant Roots
How plant-driven chemical weathering balances the carbon in soils, oceans, and the atmosphere
Vishva Nalamalapu
Aug 14, 2023
A Titan
A Titan
MIT PhD candidate Una Schneck reveals how lakes behave on Saturn’s moon
Vishva Nalamalapu
Jul 28, 2023
The Sleepless Forest Observers
The Sleepless Forest Observers
Ecologists are using remote observation to advance their understanding of environments. Are they losing something in the process?
Vishva Nalamalapu
Jul 28, 2023
Fragmentation Begets Fragmentation
Fragmentation Begets Fragmentation
The latest argument in ecologists’ fragmentation debate
Vishva Nalamalapu
Jun 3, 2023
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