Scientists have created brain “organoids” for years, but there are limitations to the tiny, lab-grown cultures. One of the most frustrating issues is a lack... Read More
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This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Roughly 20 years ago, a biologist named Caroline Gargett went in search of some remarkable cells in... Read More
This article was originally published on KFF Health News. Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill... Read More
It’s relatively easy to trace a written linguistic history—there’s generally a lot of written documentation and records to study. Things get trickier, however, when attempting... Read More
Most people continue to use AI programs such as ChatGPT, Bing, and Google Bard for mundane tasks like internet searches and text editing. But of... Read More
Pathogens and germs don’t just make humans and animals sick. Diseases from bacteria and fungi can wreak havoc on all kinds of plants. One particularly... Read More
This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. From breakfast cereals and protein bars to flavored yogurt and frozen pizzas, ultraprocessed foods are everywhere, filling aisle... Read More
Elon Musk recently claimed that the first human patient has received a Neuralink brain-computer interface (BCI) implant, but stopped short of offering any substantial additional... Read More
This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Around the turn of the century, microbiologists at Danisco USA Inc. had a problem: The bacteria they... Read More
This article was originally published on KFF Health News. In the year and a half since its launch, 988—the country’s easy-to-remember, three-digit suicide and crisis hotline... Read More