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Body Snatchers and the Murky Process of Whole-Body Donation
Opinion | Each year, more than 20,000 people in the U.S. donate their bodies to science after death. But the programs that handle whole-body
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Book Review: The Bizarre Frontiers of Product Testing
From rampaging bears to zero-G toilets and chicken cannons, Alex Davies, in “Kobuk the Destroyer,” chronicles the surprising and often bizar
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After Cancer, a Complex Aftermath for Survivors
Around 70 percent of people with cancer today will live for more than five years after their diagnosis. They’re likely to find that life aft
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The FDA Wants to Pull Its Approval of a Drug. It’s Not So Easy.
In 2021, the FDA was on the fence about whether to approve a new treatment for a rare form of vasculitis. After an advisory committee narrow
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Podcast: The Entanglements Series Finale
Welcome to the last installment of Entanglements, at least for the foreseeable future. In this final episode, hosts Brooke Borel and Anna Ro
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Podcast: Is There a Population Crisis?
This week on the show, our hosts talk to Michael Geruso, an associate professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin, and Jenni
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Podcast: Which Animals Are Conscious?
This week on the show, our hosts talk to Heather Browning, a philosopher at the University of Southampton in the U.K, and Deb Brown, a philo
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Podcast: Is ADHD Actually a Disorder?
On Entanglements this week: Barbara Franke, a professor of molecular psychiatry at Radboud University in the Netherlands, and Edmund Sonuga-
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Podcast: Should We Put AI-Enabled Tech in Our Brains?
Welcome to Season 3 of Entanglements! In our first episode, we discuss neural implants and AI with Judy Illes, a professor of neurology and
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Engineering Animals to Grow Human Organs — But Not Human Minds
Chimeras, or animals with human cells and tissues, are not new, and researchers have long used them to gain insights into diseases and even
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AI-Driven Biology Is Only as Good as the Data Beneath It
Opinion | The biotech and pharma industries are pouring billions of dollars into AI-driven drug discovery and development. But the genomic d
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AI Presents Science with a ‘Ship of Theseus’ Problem
Opinion | AI is being integrated into every part of the scientific process, including education, publishing, and the research itself. What d
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Review: A Vision of a Future Where Machines Fight Wars
In “Lethal Autonomy,” Frank Kendall, a former top defense department official, envisions a military future where vehicles and weapons operat
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Book Review: The Messy Business of Making Science Happen
In “Lost in Curiosity: Field Notes From Scientists’ Adventures Into the Unknown,” Roberta Kwok sets out to smash the stereotype of eureka mo
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Book Review: Our Conflicted Relationship with the Sun
Despite dermatological guidelines that decree sunlight a harmful carcinogen, Rowan Jacobsen argues in “In Defense of Sunlight” that the sun
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The New Student Visa Policy Doesn’t Add Up
In July, the Department of Homeland Security issued new rules that would make it harder for international students to complete their studies
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