Science/health journalist. Ex-WSJ, NBC News, CBS News, Huffpost.
New York, NY
Joined December 2011
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The @60Minutes piece on Marjorie Barney Rubble gets off to a bad staff by calling her "famous" and describing her "celebrity; some say notoriety..." "Smart and fearless"
Really bad look for Lesley Stahl.
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🚀 Mars! You might have heard that Perseverance has collected some Martian samples. It couldn’t have done it without these tiny but mighty tubes: youtu.be/u364YrQMJQA
David W. Freeman retweeted
Wondering what gain of function research is and why it's become controversial in the time of Covid? @AmyDMarcus, @SebAntonioVega and I have answers: youtube.com/watch?v=3PzJJQa4…
Important piece by my terrific colleagues @AmyDMarcus @betswrites
Scientists researching the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic call for urgent action, warning it may soon be “biologically impossible” to obtain data about antibodies found in animals and people who might have been exposed in 2019 wsj.com/articles/covid-19-or… via @WSJ
A man who hasn’t uttered a word in more than a decade was able to ‘speak’ with help from a brain implant. wsj.com/articles/brain-impla…
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Scientists have long believed bats carry deadly viruses that cause SARS, Ebola, and maybe Covid-19. Proving it has been hard. “There is still no smoking gun.” wsj.com/articles/bat-scienti… via @AmyDMarcus
Is Dragon Man modern humans' closest relative? Check out this great piece by my @WSJscience colleague @leHotz wsj.com/articles/dragon-man-…
David W. Freeman retweeted
Chinese researchers directed the U.S. National Institutes of Health to delete gene sequences of early #COVID19 cases from a key scientific database, raising concerns that scientists studying the pandemic's origins may be missing key pieces of information. wsj.com/articles/covid-19-ge…
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Today is the summer solstice, but what's the science behind the first day of summer and the longest day of the year ? wsj.com/articles/summer-sols…
David W. Freeman retweeted
We're excited to announce that @RichardGarriott has been elected as the Club's 45th President.
For more on this exciting news, go to👉 bit.ly/2OJlAfx
#RichardGarriott #ExplorersClub
It's all about that spikeprotein.
Viruses change all the time. But some mutations can give a virus an advantage. What we know about the new coronavirus variants: wsj.com/video/the-coronaviru… with @LizOrnitz
Last year ties in a dead heat for hottest year on record in new federal climate report. NASA & NOAA say 2020 was the year of extremes. wsj.com/articles/2020-ties-f… via @WSJ
Great piece by my new @WSJ colleague!
Scientists fix a faulty gene in mice with progeria, and hope it points the way to treatment for the rare fatal illness that causes rapid aging in children wsj.com/articles/crispr-gene… via @WSJ
David W. Freeman retweeted
Say good riddance to 2020 by reading this story by @danielas_bot and me on everything you need to know about the emerging Covid-19 strains. Stay safe out there, everyone. wsj.com/articles/new-covid-1…
Really looking forward to serving as judge today for @OHSUInventathon! Check it out! #hackathon
David W. Freeman retweeted
If only #F1 was 1% as cool as this 👌🏻👏🏻
