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Kristin Houser

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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on The Late Show, to her delight.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

Medicine

Gene therapy reverses vision loss in primates — by making their eyes young again

A Harvard study found that a new gene therapy that reprograms cells to their younger state can reverse NAION-caused vision loss in primates.

Kristin Houser

a large machine driving long steel beams deep into the ground

Robotics

Massive autonomous robot is 3 to 5 times faster than a human construction crew

Built Robotics has unveiled an autonomous construction robot that speeds up the installation of utility-scale solar farms.

Kristin Houser

a grey, lumpy moon in front of the red surface of Mars

Astronomy

See Mars’ mysterious moon Deimos from just 68 miles away

The UAE’s high-resolution images of Mars’ moon Deimos suggest that the tiny satellite isn’t what we thought it was.

Kristin Houser

a close up of a piece of white fish on a plate with vegetables and chopsticks

Food

Startups serve “world’s first” lab-grown fish filets

The world’s first lab-grown fish filets are able to match the texture of real fish thanks to 3D printing technology.

Kristin Houser

Mental Health

Scientists discover “anxiety gene” in the brain — and a natural way to turn it off

The discovery of an "anxiety gene" — and a natural way to put the brakes on it — in mice could lead to new treatments for anxiety disorders.

Kristin Houser

a rendering of a space station with windows and solar panels

Aerospace

NASA’s next space station will be 1,000 times farther from Earth

While NASA prepares to launch its lunar space station, other groups are working to ensure we still have an off-world home closer to Earth.

Kristin Houser

Brain

New gel destroys brain cancer in 100% of treated mice

A new brain cancer treatment not only cured 100% of mice that received it, but also trained their immune systems to fight future cancers.

Kristin Houser

Brain

This brain image is 64 million times sharper than standard MRI

A new brain imaging technique that generates ultra-high resolution images of mouse brains could revolutionize neuroscience research.

Kristin Houser

a humanoid robot in front of a soccer goal about to kick a soccer ball

Robotics

UCLA’s humanoid soccer robot is headed to the “RoboCup”

A first-of-its-kind soccer robot built by researchers at UCLA is heading to France to compete in the annual RoboCup.

Kristin Houser

a tiny hollow tube made of shiny silver metal position on the tip of a finger

Medicine

Hollow “seed” shrinks cancerous tumors from the inside

A new drug delivery system for pancreatic tumors could dramatically decrease medication dosages, helping minimize unpleasant side effects.

Kristin Houser