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Harini Barath

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Science and Computer Science Writer at @ Dartmouth College Former freelancer with bylines in SciAm, Science News, MIT Technology Review, and more

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Secrets of the Corpse Flower Revealed | Dartmouth

The giant corpse flower warms up like a mammal as it prepares to bloom, unleashing pungent odors that reminiscent of rotting flesh. I wrote about recent research at Dartmouth News that sniffed out the genes and molecules behind these unusual phenomena.
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/11...

19.11.2024 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Geisel Professor Harnesses AI to Act Like a Patient

#ChatGPT goes to med school ... to act like a patient. I wrote about the AI Patient Actor App, developed by Dartmouth professor Thomas Thesen, that helps students sharpen their diagnostic and interpersonal skills.
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/01...

04.01.2024 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Welcome to the extinction capital of the world Our planet faces a mass extinction. I visited ground zero.

Great reporting from the front lines of the battle to save endangered species
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

15.12.2023 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent interview by Kamala Thiagarajan on #healthcare lessons from the Global South.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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Surgeons Aim to Transplant Organs from Pigs to Humans to Help Solve the Donor Shortage Advances are increasing the supply of organs. But this isn’t enough. Enter the genetically modified donor pig

I've been working on this story for over a year, and it's without a doubt the most personal story I've ever written: Surgeons Aim to Transplant Organs from Pigs to Humans to Help Solve the Donor Shortage
@sciam.bsky.social

17.10.2023 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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After a wonderful weekend at #SciWri23, it's time to say farewell to Boulder. Au revoir!

10.10.2023 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Can mRNA disrupt the drug industry? Messenger RNA technology promises to turn our bodies into medicine-making factories. But first Moderna—and a long list of old and new competitors—needs to overcome some major scientific ch...

When we were hiring a biotech reporter at C&EN back in 2017, I told candidates, "I really want someone to dig into mRNA." Anyway, a good day to read Ryan Cross's subsequent piece (which I had the pleasure of editing) on the long slog to getting people interested in today's Nobel winning technology:

02.10.2023 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a science writer working with Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Computer Science.

Looking to find old friends and new here.

28.09.2023 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The bird has flown... out into the blue sky, it seems.

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