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The Chinese hamster has led a secret life in science for decades. By one estimate, 11 biotech drugs that are made using Chinese hamster ovar...
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The impact of modern medicine on the human condition can’t be underestimated. From antibiotics to vaccines, medicine has changed the way our bodies work, answered deadly questions, and promi...

The Chinese hamster has led a secret life in science for decades. By one estimate, 11 biotech drugs that are made using Chinese hamster ovar...

A deadly new superbug is just starting to surface worldwide. Who is to blame for its rise? Well, us, really. Public health officials are war...

How confident are you that the drugs you take, whether they're over-the-counter or prescription, are totally understood by the companies who...

In this episode of Signal, we take on a subject that might make some of our listeners feel uncomfortable — but more importantly, it should m...

Cancer plays dirty. Like a gangster. That's how it wins. Over the past few years, scientists have been learning its tricks and tactics. They...

How do our perceptions of risk, and our outsized — or undersized — fears affect our health? In this episode of Signal we explore the killer...

Hi, Signal listeners, we have some happy news to share — Meg is getting married! That means we’ll be taking a break for a few weeks, but fea...

Alzheimer’s disease poses a huge threat to our health and our economy — more than 5 million Americans are estimated to currently have the di...

An FDA panel reviewed a drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy called drisaperson on Tuesday. What it found is not encouraging. The Signal pod...

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