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Carl Zimmer
2025-07-31 18:04:39
United States
Research

Scientists are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.

Melinda Wenner Moyer
2025-07-29 09:06:06
United States
Research

I Left a Plastic Water Bottle in a Hot Car. Is It Safe to Drink?

Experts explain some of the potential risks.

Sarah Scoles
2025-07-24 18:03:45
United States
Ethics and Official Misconduct

Science Retracts ‘Arsenic Life’ Paper 15 Years After Publication

Science, a top research journal, said there was no evidence of misconduct by researchers whose finding attracted heavy attention and scrutiny in social media’s early days.

Carl Zimmer
2025-07-09 15:03:51
United States
Research

A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

Sarah Scoles
2025-02-11 09:02:34
United States
Social Media

Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.