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John Travis
Science journalist (Science's managing news editor), Michigander, Detroiter, beer and biking entusiast
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The opening illustration is heart-breaking on its own and I defy you to not have tears at the end of the story. The story also raises a host of scientific, ethical, publishing and regulatory questions. 2/ www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made publicParents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation revealswww.science.orgUNC announced virologist Ralph Baric, accused of starting COVID-19, is retiring but we have the exclusive backstory--HHS wants to debar him and he's fighting it, calling BS on charges related to past work www.science.org/content/arti...
Virologist accused of starting COVID-19 will fight U.S. ban on fundingHHS memo says Ralph Baric had a “pattern of deception” in describing virus studies long before pandemicwww.science.orgSmall biotechs and other firms relying on U.S. research dollars can rejoice after Trump yesterday signed the long-stalled SBIR/STTR reauthorization package. A Senate impasse was finally broken recently. See our past @science.org story on the programs' importance www.science.org/content/arti...
Suspended small business research programs derail development of gene therapies, hip implants, and moreCongressional impasse has halted billions in research funding for innovative technologieswww.science.orgA forgotten social media post may hold key clues to COVID-19’s origin | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
A forgotten social media post may hold key clues to COVID-19’s originAnalysis of Wuhan market map suggests China has not disclosed some of the earliest infections in animals and peoplewww.science.orgFew of the things I work on at Science are purely fun, but the Dance your Ph.D contest is an exception. I'm always impressed by the creativity and enthusiasm of the entries. Graceful electrons and pole dancing analysis of pee? See this year's winners! www.science.org/content/arti...
And the winner of Science’s 2026 ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest is …A physicist and professional dancer takes home the grand prize, and Science awards its first trophy for an AI-assisted dance conceptwww.science.orgHere's an unlikely story that combines a fake neuroscientist, multiple lawsuits, Jeffrey Epstein, optical illusions, Nobel laureates, and the most famous picture of DNA. Another wild @science.org yarn with exclusive details from Jon Cohen www.science.org/content/arti...
After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new homeScience History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientistwww.science.orgI always like the marriage of science and art--and this story by one of our interns adds in some Peter Gabriel so there's a rock undertone. Amazing images. www.science.org/content/arti...
Using electrons to make art, this scientist’s biology images grace rock albums and stampsSteve Gschmeissner’s electron microscope image of liver cholesterol won a Wellcome Photography Prize this yearwww.science.orgLatest scoop from my colleagues: Trump exec order on gain of function GOF work spurs NIH to suspend pathogen studies www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NIH suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concernsTrump executive order leads to pauses on U.S.-funded research into TB, influenza, COVID-19, and other diseases, dismaying some scientistswww.science.orgWe're still puzzling over this new FDA/NIH directive. Can anyone identify what clinical trials or research the agencies might mean. Something where CAR T cells are made in china or stem cells of some type? Seems very niche if it's not obvious what it refers to. www.nih.gov/news-events/...
FDA halts new clinical trials that export Americans’ cells to foreign labs in hostile countries for genetic engineeringTrials failed to inform participants about the international transfer.www.nih.gov