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Dec 12, 2023 • 10min
This Pill Tracks Your Vitals From the Inside
A digital pill that tracks vital signs from inside the stomach could detect sleep apnea, cardiac distress, and opioid overdoses. The Solaris ingestible device showed promising results in monitoring cardiac and respiratory activity. The digital pill has potential uses in recovery and high-risk periods, and plans include delivering an overdose reversing drug.

Dec 11, 2023 • 6min
The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US
The podcast discusses the recent approval of the first CRISPR gene editing medicine in the US for treating sickle cell disease. It also mentions the potential of another gene treatment and highlights the associated safety risks.

Dec 8, 2023 • 8min
Don’t Worry, It’s Just ‘Fire Ice’
Methane hydrate is an ice-like substance you can set on fire. Now scientists have found that more of it may be in danger of melting—and releasing powerful greenhouse gas—than previously realized.Read this story here.
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Dec 7, 2023 • 8min
Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah Is Reimagining Cancer Care
All but raised in oncology wards, Dr. Subbiah is on a mission to make cancer care work for everyone, including those usually overlooked.Read this story here.
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Dec 6, 2023 • 7min
Ozempic Could Also Help You Drink Less Alcohol
Mounting evidence bolsters the idea that drugs like semaglutide—better known as Ozempic or Wegovy—can hamper a thirst for booze.Read this story here.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 7min
Want to Store a Message in DNA? That’ll Be $1,000
French startup Biomemory is rolling out a credit-card-sized storage device that uses DNA to encode a kilobyte of text data.Read this story here.
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Dec 4, 2023 • 8min
Dr. Nergis Mavalvala Helped Detect the First Gravitational Wave. Her Work Doesn’t Stop There
The dean of MIT’s School of Science embraces skepticism and failure, and she wants the next generation of scientists to jump right in.Read this story here.
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Dec 1, 2023 • 8min
Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them
In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects.Read this story here.
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Nov 30, 2023 • 7min
A Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Is Under FDA Investigation—for Cancer Risk
CAR-T cell therapy harnesses the immune system to attack blood cancers. Six years after approving the first treatment, the FDA is investigating whether it can give rise to secondary cancers.Read this story here.
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Nov 29, 2023 • 6min
Dr. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski Will Change How You Think About Space
Pioneering a new field in cosmology, Dr. Pasterski explores diverse perspectives in physics and astronomy—and whether the universe might actually be a hologram.Read this story here.
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