Biology in the News Explained

Scientists may be ideological, but science is not

Science has been perceived as a sort of ideology of late, because scientists are not taking off their scientist hats when they become policy advocates. It is not surprising that scientists are currently viewed as simply another special-interest group.

On scientists, the internet, and viral science denialism

Scientists must face up to the new reality of fringe scientists and their devoted nonscientist followers seizing control of the public scientific narrative.

Estrogen and cancer

A better understanding how estrogen binds with estrogen receptors to promote cell proliferation will be one of the keys to understanding the mechanisms of any cancer-promoting or anti-cancer effects of phytoestrogens. We aren't there yet.