Pathogen-Sensing Mask Could Detect COVID Infection

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October 22, 2021

Medicine Pathogen-Sensing Mask Could Detect COVID Infection Freeze-dried genetic circuits could reveal the presence of SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, MRSA, and more By Simon Makin

Vaccines COVID Quickly, Episode 17: Vaccine Lies and Protecting Immunocompromised People Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here. By Tanya Lewis,Josh Fischman,Jeffery DelViscio | 06:41

Reproduction What Dune Reveals about Reproductive Control and Eugenics A new adaption offers an opportunity to revisit the overlooked biology in Herbert’s classic tale By Andrew J. Mongue,Caitlin E. McDonough-Goldstein

Health Care We Need to Ground Truth Assumptions about Gene Therapy Researchers, practitioners and patients must balance the discipline’s promise with its reality By Marla Broadfoot

Climate Change Nominees for a Science Award Were All White Men -- Nobody Won A protest by a group of scientists has ignited spirited discussions about the persistent lack of diversity in such awards By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Endangered Species Disturbing Answers to the Mystery of Tuskless Female Elephants Poaching brings evolutionary pressure for tusklessness By Rachel Nuwer

Endangered Species An Unblinking History of the Conservation Movement In her new book, Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, journalist and author Michelle Nijhuis looks into the past of the wildlife conservation field, warts and all, to try to chart its future. By Pakinam Amer | 19:58

Ecology What Dune Should Teach Us about the Beauty of 'Wastelands' There are deep-rooted connections between sustainable deserts and a sustainable future By Celina Osuna,Ed Finn,Osvaldo E. Sala

Medicine The Quest to Overcome Gene Therapy's Failures Tragic side effects plagued the field’s early years, but researchers are finding ways to minimize the risks By Tanya Lewis

Quantum Physics This Simple Experiment Could Challenge Standard Quantum Theory Measuring the time it takes particles to travel between two points may offer the best-yet test for Bohmian mechanics By Anil Ananthaswamy

Climate Change Pandemic Economic Recovery Could Worsen Climate Change Health Impacts By continuing to subsidize fossil fuels, recovery plans could exacerbate threats from diseases like malaria, cholera and dengue fever By Ariel Wittenberg,E&E News

Climate Change How Airborne Microplastics Affect Climate Change Like other aerosols, these tiny particles scatter and absorb sunlight, influencing Earth’s temperature By Andrea Thompson

Ethics Will Giving COVID Booster Shots Make It Harder to Vaccinate the Rest of the World? Wealthy countries have bought up most of the available vaccine doses for booster shots but still have far more than they need By Sara Reardon

Medicine Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy The field is beginning to fulfill its potential. These therapies offer a glimpse of what’s to come By Jim Daley

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