Michelle Taylor

Editor-in-Chief

Michelle Taylor has worked on the Laboratory Equipment brand since 2010, and the Forensic brand since 2016. Well established in the industry, Michelle has attended dozens of scientific conferences and conducted interviews with key opinion leaders, including multiple Nobel Prize winners. Always keeping a pulse on the industry, Michelle enjoys

writing about CRISPR-Cas9, CTE, STEM, next-generation sequencing and more. Michelle received her BA in journalism from Elon University in North Carolina. Michelle can be reached at [email protected]

‘Pharaoh's Curse’ Fungus has Potential to Fight Leukemia
June 24, 2025
In the 1920s, Aspergillus flavus, a fungus that can lead to fatal lung infections, caused the deaths of archeologists that helped excavate King Tut’s tomb. Now, researchers have discovered that the deadly fungus may double as a promising new cancer therapy. read more
PFAS-eating Bacteria Found in Contaminated Soil Could be Bioremediation Strategy
June 17, 2025
A group of researchers in Italy say they have isolated about 20 species of bacteria from PFAS-contaminated soil that can degrade the chemicals by using them as a source of energy. read more
Study Suggests Way to Reverse Antibiotic-caused Harm to Infant Immune Systems
June 10, 2025
A four-year follow up to a 2017 study has revealed the microbial mechanisms behind why newborns treated with antibiotics go on to have a permanently underdeveloped immune system. read more
Sequencing Study Shows Immunity to Flu is Highly Personalized
June 03, 2025
Coming off the worst flu season in nearly two decades, an internation cohort of leading researchers have shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which flu strains dominate in a population. read more
Ancient DNA Reveals Evolution of Fever-causing Bacteria with Ties to Lyme Disease
May 27, 2025
Ancient DNA samples from as long as 2,300 years ago are revealing evolutionary secrets about Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever and is a distant cousin of the bacteria that causes modern Lyme disease. read more
Infant is First to be Treated with Personalized CRISPR Therapy
May 20, 2025
A 6-month-old born with a rare genetic disorder is the world’s first person successfully treated with a customized CRISPR gene editing therapy in a historic medical breakthrough. read more
‘Grave’ Risk to U.S. Scientific Leadership amid Possible Funding Cuts
May 06, 2025
Sudip Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), testified before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the “grave risk” to U.S. leadership in biomedical and scientific research under the Trump Administration. read more
Team Develops Outbreak Detection System that Saves Lives, Money
April 30, 2025
Researchers in Pittsburg have developed and tested an infectious diseases platform that can prevent the spread of hospital-based infections—and thereby deaths—while saving hundreds of thousands of dollars. read more
Earth Day Special: Earth v Humans: Granting Nature her Own Rights
April 22, 2025
A group of international authors have published a paper outlining Ecuador’s success in legally championing nature in the hopes of inspiring similar cases on a more global—and consistent—level. read more
Study Identifies U.S. Hotspots for Drinking Water Quality Violations
April 15, 2025
About 2 million people in the United States do not have access to running water or indoor plumbing in their homes. In addition, 30 million more Americans live where drinking water systems violate safety rules. read more
Study: Non-native Black Rats Linked to Spread of Deadly Hantavirus
April 08, 2025
A new study has revealed that the non-native black rat is responsible for transmitting the deadly hantaviruses in rural, biodiverse Madagascar, where forested landscapes have been converted to agriculture and settlements. read more
Team Uses Proteomics, Chicken Eggs to Treat Pediatric Cancer Patient
April 01, 2025
A pan-Canadian team tapped into the power of proteomics to expediently identify and test a drug to target a young patient's tumor in time for necessary treatment. read more
Research Links HPV and Microplastics to Heart Problems
March 25, 2025
Researchers presenting at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session this upcoming weekend are unveiling research that links multiple conditions to fatal heart and cardiovascular disease. read more
FDA-approved Dialysis Drug may Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance
March 19, 2025
As antibiotic resistance continues to grow, some researchers have begun investigating “alternative” therapies—methods that do not rely on additional, stronger antibiotics. read more
NJ Universities Team to Save a ‘Goldmine’ of Underused Data
March 12, 2025
From 1985 to 2006, nearly 5,000 pregnant females aged 12 years and older from Camden, New Jersey—one of the poorest cities in the U.S.—participated in a study focused on maternal and infant health. read more
Gene Variant Misclassified as Fatal Due to Diversity Gap in Genomic Databases
March 05, 2025
Two individuals of Pacific Island ancestries were told they carried a genetic variant that was likely the cause of their potentially fatal inherited cardiomyopathy. However, that wasn’t true. read more
New Database Lists 530 Potential Alternatives to PFAS
February 25, 2025
This persistence is what makes PFAS chemicals so good at what they do, but it’s also what contributes to pollution in a variety of matrices, as well as causing a potential negative impact on human health. read more
This Protein May be the Origin of Spoken Language
February 19, 2025
NOVA-1, a protein variant found only in modern humans, may have been part of a sweeping evolutionary change that included the beginning of the spoken language. read more
T-cells that Recognize Flu Proteins Could be Key to Universal Vaccine
February 12, 2025
In new research, scientists in Australia have discovered specific immune cells— a subset of T-cells—that can recognize influenza viruses even as they mutate. read more
Slight Rise in Global Warming will Triple Area of Earth Too Hot for Humans
February 04, 2025
New research from an international group of scientists has revealed that continued global warming will result in 6% of the Earth becoming too hot for humans to safely inhabit. read more