Kelly Servick

Washington, D.C.

Deputy News Editor, Biology at Science Magazine

TK-ologist; Editor of neuroscience and public health coverage at @NewsfromScience /@ScienceMagazine ; Musician w/ soft spot for bowed strings. (she/her)

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News at a glance: claimed exoplanet life signs, an advance in ultracold microscopy, and slashed funds for U.S. environmental research

3 weeks ago | science.org | Kelly Servick

ASTRONOMY Life on an exoplanet? Not so fast Astronomers last week reported hints that the atmosphere of a distant planet contains gases linked to life. They used NASA’s JWST observatory to detect the fingerprints of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in starlight that had passed through the atmosphere of K2-18b, a massive planet 120 light-years away that may have a deep global ocean.
News at a glance: Mapping mouse vision, science tweets by bots, and appeal of NIH indirect cost cap injunction

1 month ago | science.org | Kelly Servick

Trump Tracker GRANT CUT LAWSUITSTwo lawsuits filed in Massachusetts’s district court last week seek to reverse terminations by President Donald Trump’s administration of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). One suit, brought by a coalition of 16 state attorneys general, argues that the administration failed to follow established law when it abruptly canceled hundreds of grants on topics such as transgender health, vaccine hesitancy, and workforce diversity.
23andMe bankruptcy filing leaves future of genetic data trove uncertain

1 month ago | science.org | Kelly Servick

A powerful database for human genetic research hangs in limbo after the DNA testing company 23andMe announced yesterday it had filed for bankruptcy. Under a court-supervised sale process, genome information from the company’s roughly 15 million users, along with associated information on their diseases and personal details ranging from handedness to education level, could change hands.
Consciousness before birth? Imaging studies explore the possibility

2 months ago | science.org | Kelly Servick

New York City—A recent meeting here on consciousness started from a relatively uncontroversial premise: A newly fertilized human egg isn’t conscious, and a preschooler is, so consciousness must emerge somewhere in between. But the gathering, sponsored by New York University (NYU), quickly veered into more unsettled territory. At the Infant Consciousness Conference from 28 February to 1 March, researchers explored when and how consciousness might arise, and how to find out.
Nonopioid drug for acute pain wins FDA approval

Jan 31, 2025 | science.org | Kelly Servick

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News at a glance

Jan 2, 2025 | science.org | Jeffrey Brainard |Kelly Servick

Scientists brace for Trump’s second actWill his bark be worse than his bite? Presidentelect Donald Trump doesn’t take office until 20 January, but his repeated promises to shrink the government and slash spending have already put the U.S. research community on edge. And several of his nominees have pledged to shake up the science agencies they are expected to oversee, including the National Institutes of Health, the biomedical colossus under fire for its role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
ScienceAdviser: Wildlife conservation keeps hope-and ecosystems-alive

Apr 25, 2024 | science.org | Christie Wilcox |Sarah Crespi |Kelly Servick |Ariana Remmel

Today’s Deep Dive delves into some good news about wildlife conservation. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including how vitamin D may help our microbial allies against cancer and evidence that noise pollution directly harms young birds.
The science of loneliness, making one of organic chemistry’s oldest reactions safer, and a new book series

Apr 25, 2024 | science.org | Sarah Crespi |Kelly Servick |Ariana Remmel |Valerie Thompson

About the author Author Sarah Crespi is the Senior Multimedia Producer at Science and host of the Science Magazine Podcast. View more Author Kelly Servick is a staff writer at Science.
News at a glance: Giant telescope camera complete, limits to Paxlovid benefits, and missing battlefield bones

Apr 4, 2024 | science.org | Kelly Servick

ASTRONOMYBiggest ever digital camera heads to ChileSkip slideshowThe smallest of the camera’s three lenses, called L3, is 72 centimeters across. It optically corrects the light passing through the camera before it falls on the image sensors.Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryA crane is used to line up the two larger lenses, L1 and L2, with the camera body. At 1.55 meters across, L1 is the largest lens ever made for astronomy.
Messenger RNA technology shows first promise against a rare and deadly disease

Apr 3, 2024 | science.org | Jocelyn Kaiser |Kelly Servick

The innovative technology behind some of the most successful COVID-19 vaccines is showing signs of success in treating a rare but dangerous metabolic disease. Researchers report today in Nature that regular infusions of messenger RNA (mRNA) coding for a missing enzyme may have slashed the rate of life-threatening medical emergencies in a handful of people with propionic acidemia, a condition in which toxic compounds build up in the body and damage organs.