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Stephanie is a science journalist and editor based in Los Angeles. She is an Assistant Editor at Drug Discovery News. Check out some of her favorite stories below:

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Snakebite antivenoms step into the future

Traditional snakebite antivenom relies on a century-old technology. To find safer and more effective treatments for one of the world’s … More

antibodies, antivenom, feature, NTD, science, snakebite, snakes

Ultra-rare childhood fevers are no match for this scientist

Recurrent high fevers in children are always worrying, but by studying patient cells, immunologist Lori Broderick hopes to reveal the … More

fevers, immunology, pediatrics, Q&A, science

Expanding the genetic code with quadruplet codons

By engineering cells to translate quadruplet codons instead of the standard triplets, scientists expand the possible amino acids that can … More

amino acids, bioengineering, codons, drug discovery, genes, genetic code, protein, quadruplet codons, RNA, science

Scientists investigate the COVID-19 vaccine-menstruation mystery

As reports of disrupted menstrual cycles after COVID-19 vaccinations rose, researchers investigated the connection. Their reports revealed that while vaccine-associated … More

COVID-19, health, menstruation, periods, science, vaccine

One Mosquito Vaccine to Rule Them All

A new vaccine targeting mosquito saliva proteins proved safe and prompted a strong immune response in humans, moving scientists one … More

infectious disease, mosquito, parasite, parasitology, science, vaccine, vector

From superfood to medicine maker, spirulina is a new cellular factory

Scientists engineer the photosynthetic bacteria spirulina to produce biologics at a large enough scale to treat some of the world’s … More

biologics, cyanobacteria, diarrhea, microbiology, science, spirulina

Animal microbiomes hold the key to new antifungals

From sea squirts to ants to opossums on the side of the road, the bacteria that live in animal microbiomes … More

animals, antifungal, ants, bacteria, drug resistance, insects, mammals, microbiome, science, sea squirt

Meet the microrobots primed to take down cancer

Sperm, bacteria, bubbles, and shuttles are just some of the latest cancer-treating microrobots in development for human use in the … More

bacteria, bubbles, cancer, health, microrobot, nanobot, robot, science, sperm

Prescribing art therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Art therapy improved brain connectivity in patients with Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that creating art may help treat it and other … More

art, art therapy, neurodegenerative disease, Parkinson's disease, science

Doctor-poets search for the right words to help patients heal

Column One – The Los Angeles Times

doctor, healing, humanities, medicine, poet, poetry, science

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