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With Stool Testing, Fewer Americans May Delay Colon Screening December 5, 2022
Although colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the U.S., many Americans do not get timely colon cancer screening. Some researchers are starting to ask whether the lowly stool test — convenient, low-risk, and affordable — could help boost participation rates.
Charlotte Huff
Book Review: An Unflinching Critique of the Eugenics Movement December 2, 2022
In “Control,” geneticist Adam Rutherford grapples with the millennia-long history of engineered attempts to perfect humanity — and how that checkered past ought to shape current science. “Eugenics is a busted flush, a pseudoscience that cannot deliver on its promise,” Rutherford writes.
Elizabeth Svoboda
Through an Artist’s Eye, Scientific Tools Help Tell Vital Stories December 1, 2022
Using tools originally intended for scientific and military purposes, photographer Richard Mosse captures the systematic destruction of the delicate ecosystems. His work demonstrates how such techniques can be leveraged to cut through dry data — and why such storytelling is more crucial than ever.
Anita Makri