Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach Megan on Signal at mmolteni.13. The now 13-year-long legal saga over who invented CRISPR took yet another unexpected turn on Monday, in a ruling that
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda is, so far, rather modest. We plan to promenade with the official mascots, catch up on our reading and look in on the
Clampdowns on external communications and new contracts at the National Institutes of Health by President Trump’s administration — which have effectively slowed the flow of grant funding to a trickle — are also blocking the agency from sharing research materials with collaborators and taking crucial steps to ensure the discoveries its own scientists are making
Now that the Trump administration has imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Canada, the Canadian government is levying tariffs in return. But other measures are also being examined and one notion the Canadian government should consider is suspending patent rights held by U.S. companies, including pharmaceutical companies, according to Richard Gold, a professor of law
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell by the parade of school buses and other motor vehicles passing by our window, not to mention the furious panting of the official mascots as they forage for breakfast on the campus grounds. As for us, we are engaged in the