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Andrea Tamayo

Memory manipulation is the stuff of sci-fi. Someday it could be real

In the world of Harry Potter, one’s memory can be manipulated with the flick of a wand....

Tuberculosis could be eradicated. So why isn’t it?

Everything Is TuberculosisJohn GreenCrash Course Books, $28 A few years ago, renowned author John Green met...

A child who got CAR-T cancer therapy is still disease-free 18 years later

About 18 years ago, a 4-year-old girl with a rare nerve cell cancer received an infusion of...

A new book chronicles the science of life in the air 

Air-BorneCarl ZimmerDutton, $32 On March 10, 2020, 61 choir members rehearsed in a church...

These scientific feats set new records in 2024

2024 was studded with record-setting scientific discoveries. From tracing the origins of glow-in-the-dark animals to developing the...

Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women

Rates of cervical cancer have decreased since a vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, was introduced in...

Like brain cells, kidney cells can ‘remember’

Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a metaphorical sense. Neurons have historically been the...