Gaines: Robot Surgeons

Gaines: Robot Surgeons

Engineers are working on robots that can carry out surgical procedures without the direct control of a surgeon, writes James Gaines (@the_jmgaines) for Knowable Magazine. Total autonomy may be a long ways off, however, given the vast biological complexity of the...

Cockbill: The Case for Animal Research

Louisa Cockbill’s PhD research didn’t directly involve animals. But she knows when and why scientists use animals for some experiments and tests. Louisa lays out the reasons in an essay for Real Life Science. Louisa also has a Q&A with a new faculty member at...