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By Sharon Begley

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DNA sleuths read the coronavirus genome, tracing its origins and looking for dangerous mutations

By Sharon Begley

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Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim’s brain to glass

By Associated Press

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By Andrew Joseph

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By Helen Branswell

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By Sharon Begley

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By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

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Tweaking how CAR-T therapy kills tumors could stop a dangerous side effect, study finds

By Sharon Begley

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Patients push limits for clues to chronic fatigue syndrome

By Associated Press

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An Ebola vaccine was more than two decades in the making. Here are some key people who made it happen

By Helen Branswell

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‘Against all odds’: The inside story of how scientists across three continents produced an Ebola vaccine

By Helen Branswell

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Chinese medical student accused of trying to smuggle cancer research material out of Boston

By STAT staff

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He Jiankui, who created world’s first CRISPR’d babies, sentenced to three years in prison

By Andrew Joseph

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Creating Pig3.0, the world’s most CRISPR’d animal, raises hopes of transplantable organs

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Experimental vaccine patch embeds invisible dots under the skin, leaving record of immunization

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Aided by machine learning, scientists find a novel antibiotic able to kill superbugs in mice

Scientists turn organs transparent — and use a new technique to capture 3D pictures of what’s inside

Priscilla Chan charts an ambitious, unglamorous course to fight disease. (Her husband is involved, too.)

The vodka trial: In search of a treatment for vocal disorders, a researcher puts patient anecdotes to the test

Study is halted as HIV vaccine fails test in South Africa

Brain-imaging study shows ‘hot spot’ that may explain why African Americans feel greater pain

DNA sleuths read the coronavirus genome, tracing its origins and looking for dangerous mutations

Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim’s brain to glass

Researchers have already grown miniature brains and lungs. Next up: snake venom gland organoids

A fitting memorial: Superbug treatment named for the patient who inspired its discovery

It’s been sequenced. It’s spread across borders. Now the new pneumonia-causing virus needs a name

A ‘landmark’ achievement: Scientists trace full wiring diagram of the fly brain’s core

Could a drug for arthritis in dogs also fight cancer in people?

Tweaking how CAR-T therapy kills tumors could stop a dangerous side effect, study finds

Our body systems age at different rates, study finds, pointing to personalized care to extend healthy life

Patients push limits for clues to chronic fatigue syndrome

An Ebola vaccine was more than two decades in the making. Here are some key people who made it happen

‘Against all odds’: The inside story of how scientists across three continents produced an Ebola vaccine

Chinese medical student accused of trying to smuggle cancer research material out of Boston

He Jiankui, who created world’s first CRISPR’d babies, sentenced to three years in prison

What will 2020 bring for medicine and science? We asked 16 leaders for predictions

Unorthodox Alzheimer’s researcher Robert Moir dies at age 58

Scientists aren’t sure why identical twins differ. Armadillo quads offer an answer

Creating Pig3.0, the world’s most CRISPR’d animal, raises hopes of transplantable organs

Experimental vaccine patch embeds invisible dots under the skin, leaving record of immunization

New study in mice points to why melanoma spreads — and perhaps how to prevent metastasis

STAT Summit: The hypebusters who spoke truth to power

In novel partnership with cancer group, biotech venture firm doles out grants for research

Female researchers are less likely than men to frame their work with positive words, study finds