Collaborate Disseminate
In the two months since the harsh realities of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 have come into sharp focus, Americans have become increasingly familiar with a man who has been quietly serving the people since the days when Ronald Reagan was up for re-election. For many, Dr. Anthony Fauci is the national …read more
Continue reading Dr. Anthony Fauci, Infectious Disease Slayer
The well-publicized publishing of 25,000+ emails and passwords allegedly associated with the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health has captured the attention of both infosec practitioner and the layman. … Continue reading COVID Email Attack or Email Harvesting?
NIH’s plan to collect DNA from Native Americans without properly consulting them is “biocolonialism,” Indigenous leaders say, arguing that tribes must be in control of their data. Continue reading The NIH Is Bypassing Tribal Sovereignty to Harvest Genetic Data From Native Americans
The biggest allure of 3D printing, to us at least, is the ability to make hyper-personalized objects that would otherwise fall through the cracks of our mass-market economy. Take, for instance, the Frozen Rat Kidney Shipping Container, or maybe some of the less bizarro applications in the US National Institute of Health’s 3D Print Exchange.
The Exchange is dominated, at least in terms of sheer numbers, by 3D models of proteins and other biochemical structures. But there are two sections that will appeal to the hacker in you: prosthetics and lab equipment. Indeed, we were sent there after finding a …read more
NASA, the NIH and CDC were some of the biggest victims of the last government shutdown in 2013. Continue reading Government Shutdowns Are a Disaster for Scientific Research
The NIH lifted a 3-year funding moratorium on “gain-of-function” research meant to make deadly viruses stronger and more transmissible. Continue reading The US Will Fund Research to Make Pathogens Deadlier Again
NIH scientists find most potent, wide-reaching HIV antibody so-far known. Continue reading New Antibody Neutralizes Nearly Every HIV Strain
The disconnect between Silicon Valley and health research. Continue reading There’s One Problem with Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan to Solve All Diseases