Justin Chen
STAT
Cambridge, MA, United States
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Nectar bats are ‘wonderful, majestic’ and sugar-obsessed. This researcher wants to know how they stay healthy
By learning how nectar bats protect themselves from the toxic effects of high sugar consumption, scientist Jasmin Camacho is striving to find new treatments for metabolic disorders like diabetes and obesity. → Read More
Lessons from a Flint water crisis researcher about building trust in science during the pandemic
Researcher Siddhartha Roy was on the ground during the Flint water crisis. He sees lessons in his experience about building trust in science. → Read More
The basement where we fell out of love
We created a second bedroom by assembling an Ikea bed in the kitchen. → Read More
Covid-19 has shuttered labs. It could put a generation of researchers at risk
The pandemic has left scientists across the country scrambling to save their work — and has left others grieving the loss of experiments. → Read More
Coming to terms with six years in science: obsession, isolation, and moments of wonder
In the laboratory, I felt like I understood life. But endless hours spent as a biology researcher at MIT also came with costs. → Read More
The perfect lab animal is strikingly, surprisingly beautiful
C. elegans, simple creatures that live in dirt and eat bacteria, are just complicated enough to provide biological insights applicable to human health. → Read More
In lofty quest to map human memories, a scientist journeys deep into the mind of a worm
Eugene Lee, a Ph.D. candidate at MIT, has been toiling for the past four years to try answer a fundamental question: How do animals learn? → Read More
Study describing genetic instability in cancer cell lines is a ‘wake-up call’ for scientists, drug developers
The study suggests that cancer cell lines, regarded by some scientists as genetically uniform, can evolve to have dramatically different responses to drugs. → Read More
Scientists, using new method, coax bioengineered lungs to survive for prolonged period in pigs
The research is a critical step in filling the demand for bioengineered lungs given a shortage of organs available for human transplant. → Read More
Adherence to PrEP, the HIV prevention drug, is low. A new study suggests a pill with a tiny sensor might help
New data show that digital pills not only record exactly when patients take their medication but also deliver the drug as effectively as normal pills. → Read More
Pulses of light restored hearing in gerbils. Could that lead to higher-tech cochlear implants?
Scientists are trying to determine whether optogenetics, a new field that uses light to control living cells, could one day help improve someone’s hearing. → Read More
Imagine if your diabetes could be controlled without an injection
A Harvard study and new trial data bring the ‘holy grail’ of treatment closer to reality → Read More
Scientists can track the spread of opioids in sewers. But do cities want to know what lies below?
A company says it can use water-sampling robots placed at strategic points in a sewer system to provide precise information about a community’s health. → Read More
Muscle and fat loss may offer clues to pancreatic cancer's deadly ways
New research challenges widely held assumptions about pancreatic cancer and could eventually lead to earlier diagnosis, when treatments are most effective. → Read More