Dan Samorodnitsky, PhD
Dan earned a PhD in biochemistry from SUNY Buffalo and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the USDA and Carnegie Mellon University. He is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Massive Science, The Daily Beast, VICE, and GROW. Dan is most interested in writing about how molecules collaborate to create body-sized phenomena.
Articles by Dan Samorodnitsky, PhD
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The dream of oncology is precise targeting to destroy cancer cells while avoiding harm to healthy tissues. Identifying the unique proteins of a tumor might finally help reach that goal.
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Synthetic biologists are looking into the secrets of the inner ear to treat hearing loss, one of the most common and intractable health concerns in adults worldwide.
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A collaboration of nephrologists and biochemists created the first structure of “megalin,” a critical protein in kidney and brain disorders.
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By analyzing the changing genomes of short- and long-lived rockfish, scientists identified a new set of genes that might alter lifespan.
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Legislation now allows some drugs to skip animal testing, but it’s unclear when, if ever, this step will be gone for good.
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Using optogenetics, neurobiologists traced a stimulating physical touch from the skin all the way to the reward center of the brain for the first time.
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For cases where gene editing simply won’t work, biochemist Aseem Ansari is working on a new idea: changing how cells regulate genes.
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The Alzheimer's disease research field has been beset by failed clinical trials and fraud. But researchers remain hopeful that a better understanding of the disease’s broader picture will lead to treatments.
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Neuroscientists safely delivered a critical gene that improved vision for two patients with Leber congenital amaurosis.
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Mycologists programmed immune cells to attack Aspergillus fumigatus, a common infectious species rapidly growing resistant to antifungals.
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Bioengineers used a modular, step-by-step chemical technique to create algae that carry antibiotic payloads.
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After decades of research, chemists created antibodies that could help patients fight addiction.
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By studying the metabolic pathways that go awry in the placenta, scientists found a molecule that restores normal cellular function in preeclampsia.
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A transfusion of mesenchymal stem cells stabilized and, in some cases, improved transplanted lung function in patients with chronic organ rejection.
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