Is the Cure for Cancer Locked in Shrunken Heads from the Amazon? By Seyward Darby Highlight Could shrunken heads from the Amazon hold the key to curing cancer?
The Alarmist: Is One of the Pandemic’s Loudest Scientific Voices Helping or Hurting Public Health? By Seyward Darby Highlight Meet Eric Feigl-Ding, the town crier of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Week in Books: Anarchist Ice Cream and Other Dairies By Dana Snitzky Commentary Or, the newsletter in which I conclude that time is a flat circle.
Coronavirus Could End Trump’s Chance at Reelection, But Things Are Too Terrifying Right Now To Feel Hopeful By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight One Republican offers a ray of light during these dark times: That this pandemic will end the Trump presidency.
This Story About Coronavirus Is Both Deeply Alarming and Deeply Calming By Michelle Weber Highlight Just read it. And go wash your hands.
A Fascinating Case of Precocious Puberty By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight Patrick Burleigh carried an extremely rare genetic mutation, which brought on puberty prematurely.
The Bat-Borne Virus That Threatens to Become the Next Pandemic By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight Steven Bedard, a former field biologist, travels around Bangladesh with a team of public health investigators studying Nipah, a bat-borne virus with the potential to become the next pandemic.
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