Novel software tool includes diverse ancestry in genetics studies

More than one-third of the U.S. population is made up of individuals with recent ancestors from multiple continents. A new genetics tool helps uncover disease-associated gene variants in these individuals.

Anita Slomski • harvard
Feb. 2, 2021 ~5 min

Harvard researchers analyze bacteria in the human mouth

Harvard microbial ecologists take an up-close look at mouth bacteria.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Feb. 2, 2021 ~6 min


Harvard researcher tracks clonal raider ant to Bangladesh

Harvard researcher tracks globally invasive ant population to Bangladesh.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Feb. 1, 2021 ~9 min

An invention that can speed up the race to stop TB

Junior Fellow Mireille Kamariza is an award-winning scientist and entrepreneur, who was recognized for inventing a portable, low-cost diagnostic tool to detect tuberculosis.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Jan. 29, 2021 ~10 min

Who participates in extreme politics and why do they?

The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol over Donald Trump’s election loss stunned the country and forced many to ask what prompts people to political violence.

Christina Pazzanese • harvard
Jan. 29, 2021 ~10 min

High school students discover exoplanets during mentoring program

High schoolers discover four exoplanets through the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian mentorship program.

Nadia Whitehead • harvard
Jan. 28, 2021 ~6 min

Progeria study finds base-editing therapy lengthens lifespan in mice

Several hundred children worldwide live with progeria, a deadly premature aging disease.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Jan. 27, 2021 ~9 min

Single neurons linked to social reasoning identified for first time

For the first time, neuroscientists were able to observe how individual neurons paint a rich and detailed representation of others’ beliefs, including whether they were true or not.

Anita Slomski • harvard
Jan. 27, 2021 ~5 min


Harvard scientist turns space images into music

Team uses data from space telescopes to create music.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Jan. 25, 2021 ~5 min

Harvard researchers sequence Sapria genome

Sapria genome shows astonishing gene loss and gene theft.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Jan. 22, 2021 ~8 min

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