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For years, a primary metaphor for the internet has been the “town square,” an endless space for free expression where everyone can have their say. But as scaled digital platforms have grown to ...

Strange as it may seem, early germ theorists could tell us a lot about today’s attitudes toward climate change. While researching for a new book about the history of emerging infections, I found many ...

In recent months, the U.S. government has taken steps to defund and dismantle key infectious disease programs, including a National Institutes of Health lab that has contributed to groundbreaking work ...

I can trace my early career interests along a vector of science literature that began in elementary school, with Paul de Kruif’s 1926 classic, Microbe Hunters, continued with Berton Roueche’s ...

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world. Germ theory refers to the principle that "certain diseases are caused by the invasion of ...