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How many academic scientists could pass a likable person test?What if there was a likable person test that we could take to see how other people really view us scientists? How would that work? It turns out that a sense of likability might be more influential in academia than some of us might think, but it’s often problematic too.…
Weekly reads: oocytes from males, David Sinclair longevity inc, diabetes, He Jiankui
A team led by Harvard professor David Sinclair had a recent Cell paper on reprogramming to fight aging that I …
Where Kimera Labs fits into sphere of exosome companies
Today’s post takes a close look at the exosome manufacturer Kimera Labs in the context of the main exosome companies. What …
WHYY oh WHYY: NPR puff piece on risky stem cell microneedling
I usually associate NPR with solid journalism so I was scratching my head about a recent puff piece by WHYY …
Weekly reads: big CRISPR mtg, Mesoblast good news, Neuralink spiked
Where do things stand with potential applications of CRISPR and other gene editing technologies in patients? Overall, things are looking …
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