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Experts examine how the FDA defines and regulates cancer-causing food additives
The Delaney clause, which bans chemical additives found to induce cancer in humans or animals, has long sparked debate among researchers and regulators.
Highlights of live Reddit discussion on how journalists are tackling COVID-19 coverage
On April 1, 2020, the NASW Journalism Committee hosted a live discussion on Reddit about how science journalists are tackling COVID-19 coverage.
Tissue and data from living donors speed research on brain and genetic disorders
Tissue from living donors has powered scientific advances with potentially far-reaching impact, including on neurological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Ainissa Ramirez: The Alchemy of Us
A diagnosis of COVID-19 depends in part on an accurate thermometer, a device made possible by adding boron to glass in the late 1800s. In The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another, Ainissa Ramirez tells how advances in materials science shape our lives. Along with glass, her topics include clocks, steel, telegraph wires, photographic materials, silicon chips, and more.
Flipping the script: Sustainability science follows the lead of local communities
Fire, flood, and famine are just a few of the disastrous outcomes many scientists anticipate from climate change. To face this challenge and collaboratively create a better future, many are turning to sustainability science.
Common ground: Religion and science team up to fight climate change
Experts describe the various approaches faith-based communities are taking to address climate change and protect natural resources.
Athena Aktipis: Cheating Cell
Cancer cells act in the body like bad roommates, Athena Aktipis writes in 'The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer.' They stop cooperating, over-use resources, and invade every space in the house. Cancer is the literal embodiment of evolution, Aktipis says. We can’t win a war against a process of evolution, she says, but altering it may make cancer easier to tolerate.