2024年12月11日 · The drafts detailed attempts to alter a lethal avian influenza virus, potentially granting it the ability to spread among humans. Such work, according to the U.S. officials who had funded it, was vital for preparing for a potential flu pandemic. But some scientists wondered whether the research itself could spark a cataclysm. Might someone read the papers, which contained details of how the ...

2024年12月12日 · Opinion: Caring for Patients from Conflict Zones When providing health care for new immigrants and refugees, the world’s faraway conflicts fall sharply into focus.

2024年11月26日 · In the future, humans may not be the only arbiters of who lives and dies in war, as weapons gain decision-making power.

2024年12月27日 · "Vanishing Treasures," by Katherine Rundell, is a passionate plea to save the planet's living cabinet of curiosities.

2024年11月1日 · BOOK REVIEW — ” “Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health” by Marty Makary (Bloomsbury Publishing, 288 pages).

2025年1月2日 · India’s policymakers have ambitious plans for pathogen research. Can safety infrastructure keep up?

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2024年3月11日 · Something is awry about the way we mark time. Can research and policy changes help us reset the clocks?

2024年10月7日 · A federal judge last month handed a major victory to opponents of water fluoridation, capping a seven-year legal battle over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to protect the public from potential toxic effects of fluoride, which is added to the tap water of around 200 million Americans. The decision is sure to invite further scrutiny of the contested science behind it ...

2025年1月13日 · Opinion | A misplaced faith in narrowly defined research methods could undermine community violence prevention efforts.