It had scandal written all over it. Disclosed emails revealed that a covert coalition lobbying for relaxed regulations around a genetic extinction technology, with help…
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Teens play foosball at a youth center run by the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation near Cape Town, South Africa. A new report says HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs often fail to reach boys. Photo: Jason Kane/PBS NewsHour
Friday is World AIDS Day, and pronouncements once again are making proud declarations of the many strides made against HIV in the past year. But…
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LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA—“You should’ve been here yesterday.” That’s a repeated gag line in The Endless Summer, the classic 1966 documentary that follows two globetrotting surfers on a…
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Eva Harris (far right) has led a dengue study in Nicaragua that for more than 12 years has regularly taken blood samples from children. Alejandro Belli/PLOS Pathogens
It’s a disease theory fit for a spy novel: Protective antibodies can turn double agent, teaming up with the dengue virus to make an infection…
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Variations of the CRISPR DNA editor can change one DNA base into another. Shaury Nash/Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0)
Since the start of the CRISPR craze 5 years ago, scientists have raced to invent ever-more-versatile or efficient variations of this powerful tool, which vastly…
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Dolutegravir HIV drug molecule.
For about $75, the governments in South Africa and Kenya will soon be able to treat an HIV-infected person for 1 year with a pill taken…
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The influenza virus has yet to hit the Northern Hemisphere, but flu vaccine season is already in full swing, with banners outside pharmacies urging: “Get…
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Surfing fin–embedded sensors collect coastal data. Kat Hammond
At 10:24:05 a.m. on 29 August, I entered the Pacific Ocean, surfboard in hand, at Swami’s, a break near my home in Cardiff, California. I…
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Many countries recommend that pregnant women receive the flu vaccine. Patrick ALLARD/REA/Redux
News Staff Writer Jon Cohen wrote the 2005 book Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage, so ScienceInsider asked him for his perspective on one of…
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