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Niko McCarty
Niko McCarty
Niko McCarty is a science journalist and programmer in New York. Prior to journalism, he was a bioengineer at Imperial College London and Caltech.
Niko McCarty • April 12, 2021
Researchers made a CRISPR gene editor that can be controlled with blue light
Niko McCarty • April 9, 2021
Chloride pollution, caused largely by de-icing salts and water softeners, is increasing across the country. A small town in Minnesota is fed up.
Niko McCarty • January 21, 2021
A scientist in Sydney turned the coronavirus genome into a musical masterpiece
Niko McCarty • January 13, 2021
For historians, recoloring an old photograph is meticulous, time-consuming work that computer programs can’t match
Niko McCarty • January 8, 2021
Computer programs can't yet create music that rivals the best musicians', but that isn't stopping some companies from trying
Niko McCarty • December 22, 2020
An online workshop shows how easy it is to break into the software that controls these important devices
Niko McCarty • November 20, 2020
But there’s no difference in the rate of deaths caused by COVID-19, according to a new study
Niko McCarty • November 17, 2020
A new method to stitch together DNA can assemble a virus genome in one day