Science in the News
A Harvard graduate student organization
SITN is a Ph.D student group at Harvard University. Our mission is to examine the science behind the media reports we hear everyday.
- Forging the Correct Link: A Step Toward Understanding the Origins of Life on Earth
Two decades ago, on the recommendation of acclaimed astrophysicist Carl Sagan, NASA adopted a definition of life simply stating, “Life is a self-sustained chemical system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution.” While this definition is certainly consistent with life as we know it, its simplicity emphasizes how little we actually know about how life on…
- Living Factories: Engineering Cells to Manufacture Molecules
Presented by Kevin Bonham Single-celled microorganisms are everywhere, and are intimately linked to many aspects of our life. Some can cause disease, others decompose our waste, and many even help us digest our food – there are 10 times more bacteria cells in your body than human cells! But in the last few decades, scientists…
