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Staff writer at ’s OneZero (), covering the intersection of biology and technology. Science writing instructor, . emullin@medium.com

Baltimore, MD
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    Jul 26

    Is CRISPR the next big thing for diagnostics? I went deep into its challenges and promise for .

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    20 hours ago

    Why are sales of consumer DNA tests like Ancestry and 23andMe down this year? I asked some industry experts to help me figure it out... feat

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    Duchenne muscular dystrophy is known as a boy's disease. This is an important story about the rare girls who get it, and how advances in treatment might pass them by.

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    23 hours ago

    Helpful explainer from : Do you still need to worry about Zika?

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    Aug 26

    1/2 Personal news: I am excited to start this morning as editor at large at . I'll write across three magazines on the big crashup of tech, economics and demographics with society, politics and geopolitics.

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    23 hours ago

    New story on : New Orleans officials have been adamant that the city does not use facial recognition technology. However, court records & emails show that state law enforcement has used FR to assist in at least one NOPD investigation.

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    Aug 22

    Harvard got $30 million of Jeffrey Epstein's money-with-benefits for “science” as far back as 2003. From The Crimson: “Epstein shares a special connection with one of the most prominent figures at Harvard—University President Lawrence H. Summers.

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  8. Aug 22

    Pfizer is investing $500 million to expand its gene therapy facility.

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    Aug 22

    Some news: the White House has been briefed on a proposal to develop a way to identify early signs of changes in people w mental illness that could lead to violent behavior. The proposal is part a larger initiative to establish a new agency called HARPA >

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  10. Aug 22

    There is so much good content on right now. 👇

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  11. Aug 22

    I think has convinced me to get AirPods.

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  12. Aug 21

    Looking forward to being in the NYC office next week not only to meet new colleagues and but also to celebrate the release of 's book END TIMES!

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    Aug 21

    NEW: A woman who was stalked using cell phone location data sold by T-Mobile to black market bounty hunters tells us her horrifying story

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    Aug 20

    A leading member of the MIT Media Lab is quitting after disclosures his boss took money from child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I’m ashamed of my institution today,” said

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    Aug 20

    EXCLUSIVE: The US won't provide flu vaccines to migrant families at border detention camps

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  16. Aug 20

    Yes, when I was on an ACA plan after getting laid off. Only went once because Kaiser charged me $350 for a 45-minute introductory appointment. I would have been better off going through private pay.

    Is there anyone who's ever managed to find a therapist who is (1) in network (2) has availability (3) is a good match because I have so many friends who have tried & tried & ended up going out of network, or didn't have $$ for that so gave up.
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  17. Aug 20

    A blood test could predict the likelihood that a person will die in the next five to 10 years.

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    Aug 18

    An eye-catching WaPo story about poor patients in Missouri being sued to pay their medical bills - and the rural hospitals struggling to stay open - completely ignores that Missouri rejected Medicaid expansion.

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  19. Aug 20

    A startup called Dadi is aiming to reinvent sperm banking. by

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    Aug 19

    is an inherited disease that reduces life expectancy, just like disease does. CF is 1/3rd as common as . But CF received 11 times per-person research funding, 440x higher spending by national foundations, 2x publications than SCD. 1/4

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    Aug 19

    Got a ? Maybe some of these that break down acetaldehyde will help. Maybe not. I can't say. But is the first company to sell genetically engineered probiotics. Check out my story on the implications of that for

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