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Dr. Laura Chen

Science Correspondent · ScienceWireDaily

Laura has a PhD in molecular biology and a decade of science journalism experience. She covers breakthroughs in medicine, physics, and earth science, translating complex research for a general audience.

Articles by Dr. Laura Chen

Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tracking your farts 13h ago

Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park 13h ago

Human heads have changed shape a lot in the past 100 years 13h ago

They look like healthy motivation, but these viral posts may do more harm than good for young adults 13h ago

UK's national soil database released as open-access repository 13h ago

New imaging method maps reversed DNA replication forks in single cells 13h ago

Spaceflight is hard on the heart, yet artificial ones grow better in space than on Earth 13h ago

Early data links Wegovy to risk of 'eye stroke' — here's what to know 13h ago

Scientists just discovered what coffee is really doing to your gut and brain Yesterday

Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars Yesterday

Rising temperatures could be driving up antibiotic resistance in soil, 11-year study finds Yesterday

Synthetic biology promised to rewrite life—with the death of its pioneer, J. Craig Venter, how close are scientists? Yesterday

Is Venus volcanically active? Big Hawaiian eruption in 2022 could help scientists find out Yesterday

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see 'shooting stars' dropped by Halley's Comet Yesterday

This 275-million-year-old animal had a twisted jaw like nothing alive today Yesterday

Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics? Yesterday

Ann Leckie continues to shine with new sci-fi novel Radiant Star Yesterday

Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness Yesterday

Canada proposes POET mission to hunt Earth-sized planets Yesterday

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 208 — Lander, Lander, Who's Got a Lander Yesterday

Scientists identify 10,000 'impossible' exoplanet candidates, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds Yesterday

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What's the difference between a lion and a tiger? Yesterday

'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter records Yesterday

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