This Cheap Test Diagnoses Zika in Hours Barbara Moran Science & Medicine Researchers built and tested a new Zika diagnostic test in about six weeks. The simple and inexpensive test uses RNA sensors embedded in discs of paper that turn from yellow to purple in the presence of the...
Ask Theoretical Physicist David Kaiser Anything hipporeads Ask Me Anything, Science, Science & Medicine Welcome to “Ask Me Anything,” a new Hippo Reads series dedicated to following knowledge to the ends of the Earth. This is your chance to explore everything you’ve ever wanted to know about a particular topic, but never had the chance (or audacity!) to ask. The inaugural Hippo Reads expert is David Kaiser, Theoretical Physicist & Historian of Science, MIT.
