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Susannah Locke

Susannah Locke

Former Senior Audience Experience Editor

    Latest articles by Susannah Locke

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    Wow. This video of cells dividing is incredible.Wow. This video of cells dividing is incredible.
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    Microscopes have gotten exceptionally powerful in recent years.

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    Giant squid are 7 times as large as a humanGiant squid are 7 times as large as a human
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    And this image makes that very, very clear.

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    Chart: More and more academic articles are becoming free for everyoneChart: More and more academic articles are becoming free for everyone
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    The Open Access movement seems to be working.

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    Genetics
    There’s no scientific test that can determine your ageThere’s no scientific test that can determine your age
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    But researchers can get fairly close just with a blood sample. Here’s how.

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    Fish invented sex 385 million years ago. Here’s what it looked like.Fish invented sex 385 million years ago. Here’s what it looked like.
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    New fossil evidence shows that some of the oldest fish had parts for copulation.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    Scientists can delete and fabricate memories in mice. Are humans next?Scientists can delete and fabricate memories in mice. Are humans next?
    Neuroscience

    The research could someday be used to treat Alzheimer’s or PTSD.

    By Susannah Locke
    Health
    Here’s a list of aid groups working on the Ebola crisis — and how to donateHere’s a list of aid groups working on the Ebola crisis — and how to donate
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    You can help stop Ebola. Here’s how.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    How scientists are studying consciousness — with mirrors, electrodes, and anesthesiaHow scientists are studying consciousness — with mirrors, electrodes, and anesthesia
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    And they’ve come up with some intriguing results.

    By Susannah Locke
    The pain test: Doctors have no idea how much their patients suffer. That’s about to change
    Health Care

    Brain scans could transform how doctors understand pain, and bring relief to millions.

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    The age, sex, education, and facial hair of every Nobel Prize winner, in one chartThe age, sex, education, and facial hair of every Nobel Prize winner, in one chart
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    Everything you wanted to know, and then some.

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