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Jan 25, 2024

What is a Gut Microbiome, and Why Is It So Complex?

The potential, and the over-promising, of our newest organ

What is a Gut Microbiome, and Why Is It So Complex?

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Sep 23, 2021

The Most Interesting Biology Questions, Answered

Dr. Sam Westreich writes about biotech, Silicon Valley, and answers fascinating questions about science.

The Most Interesting Biology Questions, Answered

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Debunking a Bad Eggs Take on Medium (And Spotting Some AI Tells)

Even AI can’t salvage this story and correct its inconsistencies.

Debunking a Bad Eggs Take on Medium (And Spotting Some AI Tells)

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6d ago

The Difference Between Vitamin C in Food Versus Skin Products

Could we get our vitamin C requirement from skin cream?

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Oct 22

Grasshoppers Are So Old, Their Very Name Is a Misnomer

Off by over 200 million years. And no one ever mentions the cannibalism.

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Oct 20

New Reviews Suggest Decades of Fears About “Yo-Yo” Dieting May Be Unfounded

The warnings from our teenage years might have been nothing but empty calories.

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Oct 15

Microwaved Spinach Is Poisonous?? Debunking Flawed “Health Claims” of A Viral Medium Article

It’s pushing misinformation. What the author got right — and very wrong.

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Oct 13

How Well Does AnswerThis Keep Up With Rapidly Changing Science?

I put a research AI to the test on a topic seeded with past misconceptions. Did it stumble?

How Well Does AnswerThis Keep Up With Rapidly Changing Science?

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Oct 9

Social Media Says to Eat 30 Different Plants Per Week. What’s the Science Say?

Overkill? Not enough? Another insidious marketing campaign from Big Blueberry?

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Oct 5

Can Fruit Ferment… Inside Your Body?

No in some places, yes in others — and that’s not even getting into auto-brewery syndrome

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PhD in genetics, bioinformatician, scientist at a Silicon Valley startup. Microbiome is the secret of biology we’ve overlooked. https://westreich.substack.com

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