"Can You Just Avoid Spoiled Food?"...An Unexpected Cause of Food Poisoning

As suspected cases of mass food poisoning have recently emerged, concern over summer food poisoning and bacterial enteritis ...
Nature

A brighter future with advances in PCR

First developed more than four decades ago as a biological research technique to amplify nucleic acids, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology still has untapped potential, with many exciting ...
Nature

Groundbreaking PCR technology to halt the spread of disease

The COVID-19 pandemic led to many changes. Among them is universal familiarity with a molecular diagnostic technique that was largely unknown outside clinical use. The polymerase chain reaction — or ...
NPR

All Songs Considered

July 10, 2026 • Jack White. Baby Rose. Suki Waterhouse. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Maggie Brennan of WCBE in Ohio about their favorite albums out Friday, July 10. Plus, a handful of NPR Music ...