Megan Molteni
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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2020 Was a Breakout Year for Crispr
Between glimpses of a medical cure and winning science’s shiniest prize, this proved to the gene-editing technology’s biggest year yet. → Read More
A Global Data Effort Probes Whether Covid Causes Diabetes
Dozens of case reports have hinted that the coronavirus might trigger the onset of diabetes in people with no history of the disease. → Read More
If You've Just Had Covid, Exercise Can Cause Serious Complications, Including Heart Disease
A growing number of studies are raising concerns about the coronavirus’ long-term effects on the heart. Athletes especially need to heed the warnings. → Read More
Can People Without Symptoms Get Tested for Covid? Who Knows
Top health officials have issued contradictory statements, and the CDC’s newest guidance limiting testing comes just as the Trump Administration invests in rapid tests. → Read More
Why Does Covid-19 Make Some People So Sick? Ask Their DNA
Consumer genomics company 23andMe wants to mine its database of millions of customers for clues to why the virus hits some people harder than others. → Read More
In Human Nature, Crispr's Origin Story Comes to Life
Human Nature takes a closer look at the scientists who founded the world-altering field of gene editing—and revels in the science. → Read More
Spit Kits, Sperm Donors, and the End of Family Secrets
At-home DNA testing is more accessible than ever. In The Lost Family, Libby Copeland learns how genetic revelations are upending lives. → Read More
Did a Woman Get Coronavirus Twice? Scientists Are Skeptical
News reports claim that a Japanese patient was reinfected with Covid-19. But there are other possibilities, like a bad test or a flare-up of the original disease. → Read More
China Launches a Crush of Clinical Trials Aimed at Covid-19
The country's health care system, with its expertise in conducting clinical research, is ready to run new drug tests. But coordinating them all is another matter. → Read More
The US Fast-Tracked a Coronavirus Test to Speed Up Diagnoses
The FDA has given emergency authorization to a new test that promises to help public health labs meet a potential surge in cases. → Read More
The Coronavirus Is Now Infecting People Who Haven't Traveled to China
Public health experts worry the outbreak is entering a dangerous new phase as cases of local transmission in other countries accumulate. → Read More
Scientists Predict Wuhan's Virus Outbreak Will Get Much Worse
New estimates of how far the virus could spread suggest an explosion of cases will hit the Chinese city and more infected individuals will show up abroad. → Read More
No, the Wuhan Virus Is Not a 'Snake Flu'
One paper advanced a controversial theory about the disease's origin. Other scientists aren't biting. → Read More
Experts Can't Agree If the Wuhan Virus Is a Global Crisis
As the death toll and infection numbers climb, international health officials struggle to make sense of sparse data on the coronavirus from China. → Read More
Could China's New Coronavirus Become a Global Epidemic?
Scientists are racing to understand just how bad things could get with a pneumonia-like disease that first appeared in China and has now spread to the US. → Read More
China's Swift ID of a New Virus Is a Win for Public Health
The mystery illness has claimed its first victim and spread outside China. Yet the crisis has a silver lining: It shows how much China's public health policies have improved. → Read More
Why Volcanologists Didn't Predict New Zealand's Deadly Eruption
Scientists knew White Island was showing signs of “volcanic unrest,” but their arsenal of data and sensors couldn't prepare them for tragedy. → Read More
A DNA Firm That Caters to Police Just Bought a Genealogy Site
In 2018, GEDmatch played a key role in reopening the 40-year-old Golden State Killer case. Now Verogen, a company that serves law enforcement, is gobbling it up. → Read More
A Once-a-Month Birth Control Pill Is Coming—Here's How It Works
The shape of the pill does the trick of gradually drip-feeding contraceptive hormones through the stomach. → Read More
PM2.5 Air Pollution Is Still Killing Thousands of People in the US
Particulate matter steals lives through dementia, kidney disease, and hypertension—even when the air quality is within the permitted levels. → Read More