science
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 […]
Encouraged by climate change innovation funding
Props to reporter Madison Lucchesi and The Day for bringing us in-depth reporting on the Somerville-Cambridge tech incubators that just won major state grants for climate change innovation. Read more Transparency on tap during feisty debate between Decker and MacKay It’s thrilling! This is how important science gets done. Decades ago the seeds of the biotech […]
Protecting our engine of innovation
Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this letter are those of the writer. Read more CRLS Sports: Baseball continues to roll, boys’ volleyball splits When the Trump administration moved to gut National Institutes of Health funding in February 2025, affecting scientific researchers in Cambridge, Boston, and around the country, I […]
Harvard scientist working on technology to find life in space
Since the four-person crew of Artemis II splashed back down to Earth last month, all things space are front of mind for a lot of us. While the space centers in Texas and Florida may be busy poring through the data the astronauts brought back, right here in Cambridge, the quest to learn more about […]
Harvard scientist working on technology to find life in space
Since the four-person crew of Artemis II splashed back down to Earth last month, all things space are front of mind for a lot of us. While the space centers in Texas and Florida may be busy poring through the data the astronauts brought back, right here in Cambridge, the quest to learn more about […]
Harvard scientist working on technology to find life in space
Since the four-person crew of Artemis II splashed back down to Earth last month, all things space are front of mind for a lot of us. While the space centers in Texas and Florida may be busy poring through the data the astronauts brought back, right here in Cambridge, the quest to learn more about […]
Harvard scientist working on technology to find life in space
Since the four-person crew of Artemis II splashed back down to Earth last month, all things space are front of mind for a lot of us. While the space centers in Texas and Florida may be busy poring through the data the astronauts brought back, right here in Cambridge, the quest to learn more about […]