Tag: Science
All longform pieces tagged with #science on The Slow Scroll
Nicola Twilley writes about the challenges, historical context, and current research efforts surrounding the development of artificial blood substitutes, both from lab-grown red blood cells and synthetic alternatives. For something so abundantly produces by our bodies, we are sti...
Larissa Schiavo explores the evolution of indoor air quality from prehistory to modern times. This brief history reveals how our understanding of indoor air quality has progressed and why it remains a critical health issue today. We might be tempted to think that air quality was ...
Modern flu vaccines have an average efficacy of just 40 percent, and they must be revamped each year. How can we make vaccines that are “universal” — both broadly-protective and highly potent?