Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around the country(niemanlab.org)

223 points by cratermoon 5 months ago | 207 comments

CRISPR tech selectively shreds cancer cells, including "undruggable" cancers(innovativegenomics.org)

945 points by gmays 4 months ago | 204 comments

Innovative Genomics Institute press release about a new CRISPR technique that selectively destroys cancer cells, including cancers considered undruggable.

Psilocybin treatment extends cellular lifespan, improves survival of aged mice(news.emory.edu)

91 points by atombender 1 year ago | 74 comments

Researchers to retract landmark Alzheimer's paper containing doctored images(science.org)

257 points by instagraham 2 years ago | 124 comments

NSF faces shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions(science.org)

514 points by magicalist 1 year ago | 676 comments

Science magazine ScienceInsider report that the National Science Foundation is abolishing its 37 divisions in response to presidential directives on research funding.

AI helps unravel a cause of Alzheimer’s and identify a therapeutic candidate(today.ucsd.edu)

309 points by pedalpete 1 year ago | 154 comments