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Science, Spoken
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Science, Spoken episodes
- The First Crispr Medicine Just Got Approved
The gene-editing therapy, called Casgevy, uses Crispr to prevent debilitating pain in patients with sickle cell disease. It also eliminates the need for regular blood transfusions in people with beta thalassemia.
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8 min - Dr. Alison Todd’s Inventions May Save Your Life
An inventor, molecular biologist, and diagnostic scientist, Dr. Todd cofounded SpeedDx, which serves communities worldwide. And that’s just the beginning.
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9 min - Dr. Michelle Wong Brings the Science of Skincare to New Audiences
Misinformation about skincare runs rampant on social media. The chemist behind the Lab Muffin Beauty Science blog is here to clear things up.
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9 min - A Single Infusion of a Gene-Editing Treatment Lowered High Cholesterol
It’s still early days for a novel form of gene therapy called base editing, but this small study in people with extremely high cholesterol shows striking results.
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8 min - Wegovy Slashes the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in a Landmark Trial
The drug semaglutide is already widely used for weight loss. Now its maker is presenting new evidence that it can reduce cardiovascular illnesses and deaths.
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10 min - The Hidden, Awful Way That Climate Change Imperils Animals
As ocean temperatures climb, so do creatures’ metabolisms. If extra food isn’t available, they’ll starve.
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11 min - The FDA Approves Weight Loss Drug Zepbound, a Wegovy and Ozempic Rival
Eli Lilly is about to release Zepbound, a new entrant in the superheated competition for blockbuster weight loss drugs.
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8 min - New Jersey Keeps Newborn DNA for 23 Years. Parents Are Suing
All US states take pinpricks of blood from newborns to test for diseases. New Jersey stores them for decades and may allow them to be used in police investigations.
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8 min - The Euclid Space Telescope’s Spectacular First Photos of Distant and Hidden Galaxies
Images from the European Space Agency’s newest telescope show the power of instruments that will create 3D surveys of a third of the sky, covering 10 billion years of cosmic history.
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11 min - The World’s Broken Food System Costs $12.7 Trillion a Year
The hidden costs of the global food system are equivalent to 10 percent of global GDP, according to new analysis from the United Nations.
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