Marcus Wohlsen
Marcus Wohlsen is a reporter in the San Francisco bureau of The Associated Press. He has covered startup culture, the maker scene and the marijuana industry and his first book, Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life
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Forget Propaganda About Nuclear Energy, The Real Radiation Risk For Humans Is Natural Cosmic Rays
Sometimes pop culture becomes fact for the public.
AI-nxiety And How You Can Cope
Even tech experts have been astonished by the recent, rapid growth of AI technology, able to hold human-like conversations in multiple languages, create music and pass medical exams.
Long Telomeres Linked To Higher Cancer Risk
Telomeres, repeated sequences of DNA that shorten every time a cell divides, have been linked to an increased cancer risk. The length of the telomere “caps” of DNA that protect the tips of…
Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Prevent COVID-19 In Human Clinical Trial
Hydroxychloroquine is an effective drug for the treatment of diseases like lupus and malaria and because it is used off-label for maladies that act in a biologically similar way to how COVID-19,…