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Virginia Hughes

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Deputy Investigations Editor at The New York Times

editor on the science desk @NYTimes. can't quit this website.

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Articles

  • A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Mother’s Fate - The New York Times

    Jan 2, 2025 | nytimes.com | Virginia Hughes

    A mutant gene is coming to steal Linde Jacobs’s mind. Can she find a way to stop it?

  • Una madre se apresura para vencer una bomba de tiempo genĂ©tica

    Dec 31, 2024 | nytimes.com | Virginia Hughes

    Linde tiene ahora 36 años. Define este momento como la fase "puntos suspensivos" de su vida, en la que ya no es cuidadora de su madre, sino que espera el momento en que necesitará una cuidadora propia. Basándose en lo que les ocurrió a Allison y Bev, Linde calcula que tiene al menos 10 años más antes de empezar a mostrar síntomas. Pero no hay garantías; algunos portadores de MAPT empiezan a cambiar a los 20 años.

  • Massachusetts man dies weeks after kidney transplant from genetically modified pig

    May 13, 2024 | pressdemocrat.com | Virginia Hughes

    Richard Slayman, who made history at age 62 as the first person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig, has died about two months after the procedure. Massachusetts General Hospital, where Slayman had the operation, said in a statement Saturday that its transplant team was "deeply saddened" at his death.

  • Pig kidney transplant first pioneer Richard Slayman dies about two months after procedure

    May 12, 2024 | telegraphindia.com | Virginia Hughes

    Massachusetts General Hospital, where Slayman had the operation, said in a statement on Saturday that its transplant team was “deeply saddened” at his death.

  • How Coffee Farmers in Hawaii Fought Counterfeit Kona Beans

    Jan 18, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Virginia Hughes

    On the volcanic slopes of Hawaii’s Big Island, hundreds of farmers in the Kona region produce one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Those farmers recently won a series of settlements — totaling more than $41 million — after a nearly five-year legal battle with distributors and retailers that were accused of using the Kona name in a misleading way.

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Virginia Hughes
Virginia Hughes @virginiahughes
2 May 25

The NYT science & health desk is looking for a seasoned editor with investigative chops: https://t.co/d4tLc9vjj6

Virginia Hughes
Virginia Hughes @virginiahughes
1 May 25

A fund backed by Abu Dhabi will be making a $2 billion business deal using a Trump firm’s digital coins. That transaction would be a major contribution by a foreign government to President Trump’s private venture. https://t.co/TbvdnRPsrA

Virginia Hughes
Virginia Hughes @virginiahughes
1 May 25

Advice from Cher: “If it doesn’t matter in five years, it doesn’t matter.” https://t.co/vohx8eMjBj