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Bio Hackersnew

A recent Kickstarter campaign to genetically engineer a glowing plant and distribute its seeds across the country has raised questions about the ethical responsibility of DIY scientists in the brave new world of synthetic biology.
East Bay Express  |  Azeen Ghorayshi  |  07-31-2013  |  Science

The Bulimic Brainnew

Jacky Duong has been fighting the urge to throw up since she was fourteen, and recent research suggests the battle is largely with her brain.
East Bay Express  |  Rachel Gross  |  07-12-2011  |  Science

A New Look At Recovered Memoriesnew

Meredith Maran came to realize that she had fabricated her "memory" of child abuse.
East Bay Express  |  Judith Scherr  |  11-29-2010  |  Science

Confessions of a Pregnant Wine Writernew

Just how much wine can one safely consume during pregnancy? Depends on whom you ask.
East Bay Express  |  Blair Campbell  |  09-17-2010  |  Science

Building a Better Hearing Aidnew

A California factory produces invisible device that could produce more natural hearing for people who attended too many rock concerts.
East Bay Express  |  Susan Kuchinskas  |  10-08-2008  |  Science

Nuclear CSI: New Deterrence for a New Eranew

David Smith of Lawrence Livermore Lab is helping to develop means of tracing the location of stray nuclear materials.
East Bay Express  |  Eliza Strickland  |  03-05-2008  |  Science

Resolution Guide: At the Core of it Allnew

A novice student of Pilates learns how little he knows.
East Bay Express  |  R. Eric Clarke  |  01-16-2008  |  Science

Resolution Guide: The Cost of Purificationnew

Dr. Cory Reddish wants to help you detoxify.
East Bay Express  |  Rachel Swan  |  01-16-2008  |  Science

The Structure Is the Messagenew

What if cancer is triggered by changes outside the cell?
East Bay Express  |  Kara Platoni  |  12-12-2007  |  Science

Thinking Outside the Cellnew

For decades, the scientific establishment ignored Mina Bissell. Now her insights could revolutionize how cancer is understood and treated.
East Bay Express  |  Kara Platoni  |  12-12-2007  |  Science

Love Isn't Enough to Heal Reactive Attachment Disordernew

Some traumatized orphans have brain damage that affection alone can't heal. So therapists are seeking new ways to simulate the nurturing they didn't get.
East Bay Express  |  Susan Kuchinskas  |  11-28-2007  |  Science

There's No Place Like Home?new

Not so fast, Dorothy! It looks as if Earth may not be so special after all.
East Bay Express  |  Kara Platoni  |  07-11-2007  |  Science

Anybody Out There?new

Bay Area scientists scour Earth and skies for clues to an ultimate question. In Search of Life: First of a Two-Part Series.
East Bay Express  |  Kara Platoni  |  07-05-2007  |  Science

Life After the Knifenew

Far from being a quick fix, weight-loss surgery is merely the start of an arduous physical and emotional journey.
East Bay Express  |  Lauren Gard  |  01-18-2007  |  Science

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