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1. How Bugs Are Built Issue Summer 2013

   5 Questions with an Expert on Cell Death

   5 Questions with an Expert on Cell Death Summer 2013A conversation with Junying YuanHow Bugs Are Built Issueby Elizabeth DoughertyInterview Did you always hope to have a career as a scientist? At one time I had no idea that I would even go to college. I …
2. How Bugs Are Built Issue Summer 2013

   On the Hunt for Epidemics

   On the Hunt for Epidemics Summer 2013A profile of Neal NathansonHow Bugs Are Built Issueby Elizabeth DoughertyProfile Claims to Fame Associate Dean for Global Health Programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; former Vice Provost for …
3. How Bugs Are Built Issue Summer 2013

   Under the Radar

   Under the Radar Summer 2013A vast network monitors the veiled movements of virulent pathogensHow Bugs Are Built Issueby Shraddha ChakradharFeature In the late summer of 1999, physicians in Queens, New York, confronted something out of the ordinary: …
4. How Bugs Are Built Issue Summer 2013

   Public Enemies

   Public Enemies Summer 2013Scientists get pathogens to spill their secretsHow Bugs Are Built Issueby Elizabeth CooneyFeature Invisible invaders have long lived among us. Bacteria, viruses, and parasites have had an upper hand as agents of sickness and …
5. How Bugs Are Built Issue Summer 2013

   Epidemic Proportions

   Epidemic Proportions Summer 2013The fight against infectious diseases increasingly links discovery with careHow Bugs Are Built Issueby Jake MillerFeature When  Mycobacterium tuberculosis  invades a person’s body, it doesn’t just settle into the lungs and …
6. Play Issue Winter 2014

   At Their Service

   At Their Service Winter 2014The Harvard Medical Unit created leaders in medicine, leaving a legacy of world-class teaching, research, and patient carePlay Issueby Debra Bradley RuderFeature In August 1949, on a day when the temperature simmered around …
7. Imaging Issue Autumn 2018

   The Sound of Glass Shattering

   The Sound of Glass Shattering Autumn 2018A century ago, Alice Hamilton became the first woman to be appointed to Harvard's facultyImaging Issueby Eleanor and Miles Shore11 minute readProfile It could be argued that it took a world war to get a woman …
8. The Science of Emotion Issue Summer 2011

   The Fight for Life

   The Fight for Life Summer 2011The pioneering surgeon of the world's first successful human organ transplant reflects on the gift of lifeThe Science of Emotion Issueby Joseph E. MurrayPerspective The world’s first successful transplant of an internal organ …
9. Artificial Intelligence Issue Winter 2019

   Of Pilots and Physicians, Passengers and Patients

   Of Pilots and Physicians, Passengers and Patients Winter 2019The importance of maintaining situational awareness when the stakes — and the stress — are highArtificial Intelligence Issueby Tamara Fountain10 minute readPerspective I am the daughter of an …
10. How Bugs Are Built Issue Summer 2013

    Cottage Industry

    Cottage Industry Summer 2013Humans and the life forms they host are in it togetherHow Bugs Are Built Issueby Susan KarczFeature You are a walking ecosystem. And you are not alone. Ever. Microbial life teems on, and in, your body. If you’re healthy, these …