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Dermatologists like Rossi think people can skip showers altogether, multiple days per week. This view isn’t unanimous, though ...

Last week was the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Asilomar Summit, where scientists came together to establish guidelines for research with genetically modified microbes. Today many more discoveries and ...

Emerging pathogens, global health funding, AI in healthcare, intersex rights, mental health, and more discussed in-depth.