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Local scientists air concerns about federal funding losses in Arlington town hall
Massachusetts scientists came together Tuesday evening at the Robbins Memorial Town Hall in Arlington to discuss their concerns about the Trump administration’s disruption of scientific research with U.S. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, who recently won the Democratic primary to retain her seat as representative for the Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District. Read more The CPL’s […]
China’s boom in Biotech brings debate to Cambridge
Some of the biggest names in biotech debated China’s impact on biotech and what it means for the United States on Aug. 6, in front of an audience that filled the first floor of MIT’s Koch Institute building. Read more Fermentation fanatics prep for second annual festival in Somerville The event, organized by biotech publication […]
“Binge Thinking” aims to provide an antidote to doomscrolling
At the Aeronaut Brewery on a recent night in July, there wasn’t an empty table to be found as people greeted each other by the bar and then settled into chairs after walking carefully by the large projector screen at the center of the room. Read more New donut shop owner hopes we’ll all be […]
Fifty years since recombination debate ushered in biotech in Cambridge
This month marks 50 years since Cambridge city councillors, scientists, and residents debated the safety of DNA recombination. The fiery deliberations at city hall elevated the role of the public in scientific research, which resulted in the nation’s first local ordinance regulating genetic experimentation, and led to the biotech boom in Kendall Square. Read more […]