Science Times Wrap-up (2.3.15)
A lot of good stories in today’s Science Times. But there’s one in particular you should know. As Anahad O’Connor reports, the New York Attorney General’s office sent out cease-and-desist letters […]
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Gene Therapy 101
Today, a biotech start-up in Cambridge, Bluebird Bio Inc., has just gotten the FDA to designate their new drug therapy for beta-thalassemia, Lentiglobin, as a “breakthrough therapy”, which will speed up its […]
Placebos, brand name or generic?
Wait a second, they make brand-name placebos? Nope, not really. But apparently telling a patient that they’re taking the “higher-priced treatment” enhances the placebo effect. As Lenny Bernstein of the Washington […]
Science Times Wrap-up (1.27.15)
Another Tuesday, another edition of Science Times. This week’s stories include the launch of a solar sailboat into space, as well as an article about the cute interactions between animals of different […]
Scientists unboiled the egg?
You did it again. It’s Sunday morning, you have a massive hangover and now you have a boiled egg, by accident. “Damnnit, I meant to fry that!”, you proclaim as you […]
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