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Why There’s a Serious Cancer Drug Shortage, and How to Fix It
The recent national shortage in chemotherapy drugs points to a need to overhaul the generics market
Shi En Kim is a science writer based in Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared in Chemical & Engineering News, National Geographic, Hakai Magazine, Slate, Science News, and more. Follow her on Twitter @goes_by_kim
The recent national shortage in chemotherapy drugs points to a need to overhaul the generics market
An artist, a programmer and a scientist have created a simulation of extraterrestrial communication to test Earthlings’ ability to understand it
Do efforts to create life—by cooking up imitations in computers, robots and molecules—point toward a universal definition of biology?
A host plant’s survival may depend on powerful chemicals swimming in its vines
Deep-learning robot Shimon writes and rhymes in real time
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