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Lisa Conti trained at the University of California in Santa Barbara as a scientist in the Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology Department and worked at UCSB as a post doctoral fellow and project scientist. She is currently staying home with her two children and working as a freelance science writer.
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Profile of a Pimple
Of all the human diseases, you'd think that acne would be an easy one to give mice -- not so much.
The Acid Test for Stopping a Seizure
One evening, when my husband and I were first dating, my husband faked a seizure. We were in mid-conversation, shoulder to shoulder on the couch, his arm wrapped around me when he stopped talking and went into a fit of shaking.
What Makes Cocoa Good?
We all know that chocolate is good. It tastes good. And there are all those studies that say it's good for you, too. What did they say? That it was good to eat chocolate -- dark chocolate, if I remember correctly. Something about antioxidants... something about warding off cancer.
Caffeine Adds Life (to Yeast)
Scientists are getting a better idea of how coffee might extend human life spans. Hint: It might follow the same path to immortality as eating less.