Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
# health
The first cancer-fighting gene therapy has been approved by the FDA, a major step towards turning cancers into manageable diseases.
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Media reports about the carcinogenic properties of bacon have been greatly exaggerated thanks to the extremely confusing way IARC classifies studies.
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A study tracking the benefits of standing desks shows no difference in health outcomes between sitting and standing at the office.
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Anti-vaccine activists funded the most complete and thorough study of vaccine safety done to their exact specifications. Now they're livid because it found nothing even remotely concerning.
# science
Technology that can keep organs preserved and functioning outside a body are raising some thorny moral questions for ethicists.
# tech
Why is Theranos so secretive about its technology? It may be because it has no incentive to disclose its methods...
# health
A new study backs up the idea that autism is a genetic disorder by growing neurons in petri dishes.
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Doctors are already offering stem cells via injections and IV drips to treat complex soft tissue damage. But their treatments are far from being ready for prime time...
# science
Instead of erasing and pathologizing transgenderism, we should be studying it to unlock answers to long standing questions about sex and gender.
# space
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