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Scientists Highlighted on Double X Science Jr.

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Adrienne Roehrich

Role model scientists inspire the next generation.
by Adrienne M. Roehrich. Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else, Notable women | Tagged Barbara McClintock, Elizabeth Blackburn, Helen Battle, Henrietta Leavitt, Rosalind Franklin

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Girls who grew up to be scientists

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Emily

This just in: We looked like little girls.

by Emily Willingham Continue reading →

Posted in DoubleXpression, Everything else | Tagged international day of the girl child. girls and science, women in science

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Of CRISPR/Cas and the power of basic research

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Jeffrey Perkel

Researchers discover what they didn’t set out to find.

By Jeffrey M. Perkel

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Posted in Biology, Everything else | Tagged CRISPR/Cas, Emmanuelle Charpentier, genome editing, George Church, Jeffrey Perkel, Jennifer Doudna

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How close is a malaria vaccine?

Posted on September 18, 2013 by DXS Contributor

Malaria hits pregnant women and children especially hard.

by Alexa C. Kurzius Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health, Pregnancy 101 | Tagged Alexa Kurzius, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, malaria, malaria vaccine, vaccine

Smoke signals cancer’s edges in surgery

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Jeffrey Perkel

Smoke from cauterized tissues can ID tumor margins

by Jeffrey Perkel Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health | Tagged breast cancer, iKnife, Jeffrey Perkel, lumpectomy, mass spec, mass spectrometry, mastecomy, tumor margin

Scientific realities trump paleofantasies

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Matthew R Francis

Marlene Zuk’s Paleofantasy: what we (don’t) know about our ancestors

by Matthew R. Francis Continue reading →

Posted in Book review, Everything else | Tagged anthropology, genetics, Marlene Zuk, Matthew Francis, paleo diet, Paleofantasy, paleolithic

The gift of depression and mood disorder

Posted on July 26, 2013 by DXS Contributor

What do you do when your illness feeds your success?

by Sarah Boon Continue reading →

Posted in Everything else, Health, I Am Mental Illness | Tagged bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, depression, I Am Mental Illness

The gummy deficiency

Posted on July 21, 2013 by DXS Contributor

How prenatal gummy vitamins fall short.

by Joss Fong Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health, Pregnancy 101 | Tagged gummy prenatal vitamins, gummy vitamins, iron in pregnancy, Joss Fong, pregnancy, prenatal vitamins

Maternal abortion history no longer a risk for preterm birth

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Tara Haelle

What once was a link has now vanished.

by Tara Haelle Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else, Health, Pregnancy 101 | Tagged abortion, abortion and preterm birth, abortion risk, Clare Oliver-Williams, PLOS Medicine, Tara Haelle

Between neurohype and neuroskepticism

Posted on July 12, 2013 by DXS Contributor

The importance of neuronuance.

by Bethany Brookshire Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Everything else | Tagged Bethany Brookshire, brain, neurohype, neuroscience, neuroskepticism, Scicurious

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