Tag Archives: meta

Tracking science news across the web

By Lily | Published: December 11, 2009
I studied engineering, not journalism, so the way science research enters the mainstream has always been mysterious to me, like wondering how migrating birds find their way thousands of miles to another continent. I wonder how journalists decide what topics get covered and when to break the news, since the process of doing research tends [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment

Why the boom in cancer nanotechnology?

By Lily | Published: October 28, 2009
In the last decade, a ton of work has been done in cancer nanotechnology, with over 2500 articles published since the 80s, entire conferences devoted to the topic, and products already launched, such as the nanoparticle paclitaxel drug Abraxane. Of the 74 nanoparticle clinical trials currently on record in the US, 65 of them are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , | 1 Comment