Lina Zeldovich
How Much Is a Living Elephant Worth?
One question for Ralph Chami, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund.
A Universal Cancer Treatment?
A medicine that disrupts the DNA replication of cancer cells may be within reach.
Targeting Cancer’s Achilles Heel
Biden’s Cancer Moonshot aims to cut annual deaths in half. Scientists have the goal in their sights.
Cancer’s Got a Lot of Nerve
Tumors recruit the nervous system to help them spread. Scientists are looking for ways to stop it.
After 100 Years of Research, Autism Remains a Puzzle
One geneticist is determined to piece together the causes.
Can Cancer Be Treated by Changing Its Cells?
Tumors grow when cells lose their biological identity. A promising therapeutic might restore their sense of self.
Why AI Needs a Genome
AI could learn and adapt like humans with algorithms that work like genes.
Triggering the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer
Experiments once considered crazy are now helping scientists attack tumors.
The Rise of RNA Therapeutics
DNA mutations are hard to fix. Scientists are trying another approach.
How to Outwit Evolution
We can defeat superbugs by staying one step ahead of them.