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Kate Zernike

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Reporter @nytimes and author of THE EXCEPTIONS: NANCY HOPKINS AND THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE out now from @ScribnerBooks

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  • 3 weeks ago | estadao.com.br | Kate Zernike

    A história de Ardem Patapoutian não é apenas o sonho americano — é o sonho da ciência americana. Ele chegou em Los Angeles em 1986, aos 18 anos, fugindo da guerra no Líbano. Passou um ano escrevendo para um jornal armênio e entregando pizzas à noite para conseguir ingressar na Universidade da Califórnia, onde concluiu a graduação e um pós-doutorado em neurociência.

  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kate Zernike

    As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability. Mathias Unberath, a computer scientist at Johns Hopkins University, has many students from abroad. "My whole team, including those who were eager to apply for more permanent positions in the U.S., have no more interest," he said. Credit... KT Kanazawich for The New York Times Ardem Patapoutian's story is not just the American dream, it is the dream of American science.

  • 3 weeks ago | telegraphindia.com | Kate Zernike

    Scientists swear by the mRNA but its association with Covid vaccines has thrust it in the middle of a political storm Kate Zernike Published 02.06.25, 04:38 AM To scientists who study it, mRNA is a miracle molecule. The vaccines that harnessed it against Covid-19 saved an estimated 20 million lives, a rapid development that was recognised with a Nobel Prize. Clinical trials show mRNA-based vaccines increasing survival in patients with pancreatic and other deadly cancers.

  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kate Zernike

    In November, Missouri became the first state to overturn a near-total abortion ban by a citizen-sponsored ballot measure. On Wednesday, it became the first state to try to reverse that decision through a ballot question, after the Republican-controlled legislature approved a measure that would ask voters to ban abortion again. The question will appear on the ballot in November 2026, although Gov.

  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kate Zernike

    Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding. To scientists who study it, mRNA is a miracle molecule. The vaccines that harnessed it against Covid saved an estimated 20 million lives, a rapid development that was recognized with a Nobel Prize. Clinical trials show mRNA-based vaccines increasing survival in patients with pancreatic and other deadly cancers.

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Kate Zernike
Kate Zernike @kzernike
4 Jun 25

U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain https://t.co/Z1NrHAqpei

Kate Zernike
Kate Zernike @kzernike
4 Jun 25

RT @ukpapers: 🇺🇸 America Is Losing Its Pull For Best Minds In Science ▫As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China…

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Kate Zernike @kzernike
3 Jun 25

RT @Timodc: Incredible, infuriating story with view from immigrant scientists and an assessment of what we are poised to lose in this count…