Shelby is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She earned her PhD from West Virginia University in immunology and microbiology and completed an AAAS Mass Media fellowship.
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Molecular farming is a promising technique that enables the production of biopharmaceuticals and other high value compounds ...
Tissue healing requires intricate synchronization between different cell types, particularly those of the immune and nervous ...
Scientists have identified a new variant of the cell cycle that could provide insight into how diseases like cancer occur.
Finding a narrative that resonates with the audience and serving it in their preferred format helps make science engaging, ...
Instead of an on-off toggle switch, cancer cells adapt through a series of distinct states of increasing drug resistance.
An optimized version of prime editing technology raises the possibility of a one-time treatment for cystic fibrosis.
Ever since its discovery in the 1900s, the production of a potent vaccine adjuvant relied on the Chilean soapbark tree. Now, ...
Green algae can be outfitted with nanoparticles, transforming them into efficient drug-delivering machines that target lung ...
Antibiotic resistance can lead to life-threatening, often incurable infections. Slower bacterial growth and shifting ...
Tracking oligodendrocytes across their lifespans could help scientists better understand neuronal aging and degenerative ...