AI as Cancer Oracle?
How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used for cancer detection and prevention?
Right Now | November-December 2023
The Brain-Cancer Link
Growth-stimulating crosstalk between the brain and cancer tumors presents a new target for therapy.
Engineering Virus-free Cells… and Organs?
Harvard researchers have built bacteria resistant to viral infections.
Enablers of the Unethical
A Harvard Business School professor turns the stage lights on the supporting cast that facilitates unethical acts
Prepare for AI Hackers
Human systems of all kinds may soon be vulnerable to subversion by artificial intelligence.
Right Now | January-February 2023
Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain
Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.
Right Now | September-October 2022
Does High Blood Sugar Blunt the Benefits of Exercise?
Understanding “low response to training”—and searching for solutions for diabetics and others
Fracking’s Deadly Toll
Harvard researchers find that fracking shortens the lives of elderly Americans living downwind of unconventional oil and gas wells.
Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage
Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.
Racial Bias and Redistricting
Efforts to keep census data private result in voter undercounting in diverse districts.
Right Now | January-February 2022
Will Cities Survive Another Pandemic?
Inequities threaten the long-term health of cities
Right Now | September-October 2021
Why Some Citizens Reject Science
Bridging the gulf to science deniers