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Published
April 21, 2020

Saco company helps in COVID-19 fight by testing the tests

Maine Molecular Quality Controls makes kits that ensure COVID-19 tests are accurate.
Published
April 2, 2020

Maine Voices: Misguided EPA rule would take health science out of policy decisions

The proposal purports to protect privacy but would actually pave the way for regulations based on political bias.
Published
March 25, 2020

Maine Voices: To change our state’s forecast for COVID-19, we cannot afford half measures

Maine now has over 100 cases. Global data show that the time between 100 cases and 100 deaths averages 13 days.
Published
February 7, 2020

Our View: Now-retired telescope gave us a view into the unknown

The Spitzer space telescope answered longstanding questions about our universe, and raised many others.
Published
February 4, 2020

Maine Voices: In defense of hillbilly religion, and regular folks of simple faith

A recent jibe by NBC's Chuck Todd is the latest salvo in the half-century assault on the intellectual respectability of religious belief.

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Published
December 4, 2019

‘Smartest person I ever met’: Seismology pioneer Caryl Johnson of Portland loses fight with cancer at 73

Johnson's early work formed the basis for modern earthquake detection systems and even inspired a passage in author Tom Clancy's 1984 spy thriller ‘The Hunt for Red October.’
Published
November 13, 2019

‘Mighty mice’ custom-designed at Jackson Lab are headed to the space station

Scientists on the International Space Station will study bone and muscle loss in brawny Jackson Laboratory mice.
Published
October 17, 2019

Biological sciences industry on the rise in Maine, new report shows

Job growth in the sector has been 14% over the past 5 years, compared with only 4% for all industries combined, says the Bioscience Association of Maine.
Published
October 1, 2019

Maine Voices: Maine courts need a science and technology adviser

The outcome of a recent rockweed-harvesting case underscores the need to provide judges with unique expertise.
Published
September 14, 2019

Hawaii governor decries death threats over telescope

The Thirty Meter Telescope has enraged some Hawaiians who want to protect the beauty of the state's highest peak.