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Julia Belluz

Julia Belluz

Freelance contributor

    Latest articles by Julia Belluz

    Science
    Peter Thiel vs. the FDAPeter Thiel vs. the FDA
    Science

    Trump has tapped Thiel to help unleash the Silicon Valley mindset on the agency. Will it work?

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    Trump’s immigration ban is already having a chilling effect on scienceTrump’s immigration ban is already having a chilling effect on science
    Politics

    “They just consider us to be terrorists,” say Iranian researchers who are considering leaving the US for good.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    The CDC canceled a climate change event. Al Gore will host it insteadThe CDC canceled a climate change event. Al Gore will host it instead
    Science

    Gore to Trump: “Climate shouldn’t be a political issue.”

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    Let’s call Gwyneth Paltrow’s jade eggs for vaginas what they are: GoopshitLet’s call Gwyneth Paltrow’s jade eggs for vaginas what they are: Goopshit
    Politics

    Goop’s vagina rocks, explained.

    By Julia Belluz
    Politics
    Diabetes may be a major, overlooked reason Americans are now dying earlierDiabetes may be a major, overlooked reason Americans are now dying earlier
    Politics

    A new study triples the estimate for the death toll from diabetes.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Sudden changes at the EPA, USDA, and CDC under Trump, explainedSudden changes at the EPA, USDA, and CDC under Trump, explained
    Science

    Government scientists are being ordered not to talk about their research — and it’s only week one.

    By Brian Resnick and Julia Belluz
    Science
    Trump’s budget director pick: “Do we really need government-funded research at all”Trump’s budget director pick: “Do we really need government-funded research at all”
    Science

    Mick Mulvaney suggested Zika science is uncertain, so we shouldn’t bother to fund it.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Cancer scientists are having trouble replicating groundbreaking researchCancer scientists are having trouble replicating groundbreaking research
    Science

    Does that mean the original research was wrong? No. It means science is really, really hard.

    By Julia Belluz
    Science
    Donald Trump’s curious shift from gourmet to fast-food aficionadoDonald Trump’s curious shift from gourmet to fast-food aficionado
    Science

    He’s replaced heirloom tomatoes with McDonald’s.

    By Julia Belluz
    Health Care
    House conservatives will try to kill Michelle Obama’s surprisingly successful anti-obesity campaignHouse conservatives will try to kill Michelle Obama’s surprisingly successful anti-obesity campaign
    Health Care

    But there are aspects of her legacy that won’t die.

    By Julia Belluz