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Susannah Locke

Susannah Locke

Former Senior Audience Experience Editor

    Latest articles by Susannah Locke

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    The Gates Foundation pushes to make more academic research free and open to the publicThe Gates Foundation pushes to make more academic research free and open to the public
    archives

    All research that the foundation funds will soon have to be free for everyone.

    By Susannah Locke
    Life
    How to beat jet lag, according to sleep scientistsHow to beat jet lag, according to sleep scientists
    Life

    You can retrain your brain to make travel less terrible.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    A tapeworm lived in this man’s brain for yearsA tapeworm lived in this man’s brain for years
    Neuroscience
    By Susannah Locke
    Genetics
    We’re getting closer to a cure for blindnessWe’re getting closer to a cure for blindness
    Genetics

    New treatments like gene therapy, stem-cell therapy, and even bionic implants are already starting to restore some patients’ sight.

    By Susannah Locke
    Health Care
    An organ shortage is killing people. Are lab-grown organs the answer?An organ shortage is killing people. Are lab-grown organs the answer?
    Health Care

    Some people are already walking around with lab-grown organs inside them.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    Scientists just rediscovered a long-lost region of the brainScientists just rediscovered a long-lost region of the brain
    Neuroscience

    This important part was first described in 1881. Here’s how it got lost.

    By Susannah Locke
    Culture
    From warp drive to invisibility cloaks: 7 Star Trek technologies scientists are working onFrom warp drive to invisibility cloaks: 7 Star Trek technologies scientists are working on
    Culture

    Researchers are slowly inching their way towards even the most extreme technology of science fiction.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    You’re not sleeping as much as you think you areYou’re not sleeping as much as you think you are
    Neuroscience

    How to find out how much you’re actually sleeping — and how to improve it.

    By Susannah Locke
    Philae’s historic comet landing, in photos
    archives

    This is the first spacecraft to ever land on a comet.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    Want a better memory? Here’s what science says you should do.Want a better memory? Here’s what science says you should do.
    Neuroscience

    Some of these tips are remarkably easy.

    By Susannah Locke

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