By October 16, 2020US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden participated in the second presidential debate on Thursday, this time held virtually to accommodate safety considerations following Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis earlier this month.Just kidding. The candidates appeared in dueling town halls , fielding different questions from different people in mutually exclusive forums that forced the American people to watch one town hall or the other, or worse, both back to back.There is perhaps no greater metaphor for the state of US politics than bifurcating one of the last...…By October 16, 2020US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden participated in the second presidential debate on Thursday, this time held virtually to accommodate safety considerations following Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis earlier this month.Just kidding. The candidates appeared in dueling town halls , fielding different questions from different people in mutually exclusive forums that forced the American people to watch one town hall or the other, or worse, both back to back.There is perhaps no greater metaphor for the state of US politics than bifurcating one of the last...WW…

By Health and science reporterPublished February 28, 2020Most cases of Covid-19 —but it . Luckily, the best way to prevent spreading it is pretty simple: Keep good hygiene. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds frequently, cover your nose and mouth when you cough, and try to avoid contact with others you know are sick.These techniques work because tiny droplets from coughing and sneezing can carry the novel coronavirus as far as three to six feet (or one to two meters). If they happen to make it into another person’s airways, they could become infected.But the virus can also likely live...…By Health and science reporterPublished February 28, 2020Most cases of Covid-19 —but it . Luckily, the best way to prevent spreading it is pretty simple: Keep good hygiene. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds frequently, cover your nose and mouth when you cough, and try to avoid contact with others you know are sick.These techniques work because tiny droplets from coughing and sneezing can carry the novel coronavirus as far as three to six feet (or one to two meters). If they happen to make it into another person’s airways, they could become infected.But the virus can also likely live...WW…

By Health and science reporterPublished April 8, 2020Drastic attempts to thwart the spread of Covid-19 have left a lot of scientific research . As researchers and participants avoid unnecessary face-to-face contact, most clinical research is off the table.But not all research can be put entirely on hold—particularly when it involves animal models. The scientists who study Alzheimer’s in mice are among those who have had to find ways to keep their research going.These aren’t just any mice: They’ve been bred and genetically edited to have mutations that make them more likely to develop...…By Health and science reporterPublished April 8, 2020Drastic attempts to thwart the spread of Covid-19 have left a lot of scientific research . As researchers and participants avoid unnecessary face-to-face contact, most clinical research is off the table.But not all research can be put entirely on hold—particularly when it involves animal models. The scientists who study Alzheimer’s in mice are among those who have had to find ways to keep their research going.These aren’t just any mice: They’ve been bred and genetically edited to have mutations that make them more likely to develop...WW…