Tag: medicine
The quest to extend human life is both fascinating and fraught...
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
“Who wants to live forever?” Freddie Mercury mournfully asks in Queen’s 1986 song of the...
Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the...
Peter A Noble, University of Washington and Alex Pozhitkov, Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope
Amid growing legalization, cannabis in culture and politics is the focus...
Hillary Jeanne Haldane, Quinnipiac University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new...
Kristoffer Whitney, Rochester Institute of Technology and Jolie Crunelle, Rochester Institute of Technology
If you have ever gotten a...
‘From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma’ – a college course explores...
Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Western Illinois University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains...
Jasmine Cutler, University of South Florida
At some point in your life, you’ll likely find yourself with a prescription...
How Octavia E. Butler mined her boundless curiosity to forge a...
Alyssa Collins, University of South Carolina
In 2021, Alyssa Collins was awarded a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship from...
Fishing, strip clubs and golf: How male-focused networking in medicine blocks...
Jennifer R. Grandis, University of California, San Francisco
Women have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same rate...
EXPLORING NATURE
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific...
Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and...
