The Vikings Were More Complicated Than You Might Think
Public fascination with the Vikings runs high these days, with several current television series available for bloody binge-watching. But the Vikings have never really gone...
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Cancer Projects to Diversify Genetic Research Receive New Grants
The New York Genome Center awarded six cancer research grants this week as part of an initiative examining the role of race and ethnicity in...
The Doctor Tackling a Coronavirus Mystery in Children
When the coronavirus arrived in the United States, it took many doctors and medical professionals by surprise. Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi was not one of them. He...
A Woman May Have Been Cured of H.I.V. Without Medical Treatment
A woman who was infected with H.I.V. in 1992 may be the first person cured of the virus without a risky bone-marrow transplant or even...
Coronavirus Superspreader Event in Boston Led to Thousands of Infections
On Feb. 26, 175 executives at the biotech company Biogen gathered at a Boston hotel for the first night of a conference. At the time,...
The Male Anglerfish’s Evolutionary Solution to Female Rejection
In a biopic about the mating rituals of anglerfish, it’s unclear what would earn the film its R-rating: the sex or the violence. Born into...
The Poly-Parent Households Are Coming
Consider the following scenario: Anna and Nicole, 36 and 39 years old, have been close friends since college. They each dated various men throughout their...
The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs
A DOMINANT CHARACTER The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane By Samanth Subramanian “Suffer” is the family motto of the Haldane...
DNA Study from 23andMe Traces Violent History of American Slavery
More than one and a half centuries after the trans-Atlantic slave trade ended, a new study shows how the brutal treatment of enslaved people has...
Viking Age Smallpox Complicates Story of Viral Evolution
The evolution of the deadliest virus in human history — smallpox — is only partly understood. Like the novel coronavirus and many other disease-causing viruses,...