Lina Zeldovich
Lina Zeldovich grew up in a family of Russian scientists, listening to bedtime stories about volcanoes, black holes, and intrepid explorers. She has written for the Smithsonian, National Geographic, Reader’s Digest, the New York Times and other publications. Her most recent book, The Living Medicine: How a Lifesaving Cure was Nearly Lost and Why it Will Rescue Us When Antibiotics Fail, chronicled the history of phage therapy and was longlisted for the PEN America Literary Awards.
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Triggering the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer
Experiments once considered crazy are now helping scientists attack tumors.
The Rise of RNA Therapeutics
DNA mutations are hard to fix. Scientists are trying another approach.
The Doctor Will Sniff You Now
Step aside, Dr. House, Deep Nose will one day be the best diagnostician in medicine.
The Man Who Drank Cholera and Launched the Yogurt Craze
Ilya Metchnikoff laid the foundation for modern probiotics.
Teen MacGyver Invents Battery to Save the Planet
14-year-old creates eco-battery with aluminum foil, old guitar strings, and club soda.
10 Reasons Why You Can’t Live Without A Particle Accelerator
Particle accelerators can make you healthy and wealthy.
Mind-Control Helicopters and the Healing Power of Poop
Five unlikely breakthroughs in medical science today.