Build a Structure That Rewards Scientists for Communicating Broadly, She Says

A Georgetown University undergraduate working to develop the first microbial collection device of its kind was named the winner of the Lab to Launch competition, a new program created by AAAS to identify and support young technology innovators in the Washington, D.C., area.

Understanding how the five senses evolved can help inform how human sight, smell and taste continue to shift based on the environment, according to three researchers at the 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston.

The new studies could pave the way for anti-cancer therapies that control the makeup of these bacterial communities.