Kelli Whitlock Burton

Smartphone app tracks eating habits

(Science 9/24/2015)

New study uses smartphone app to help people lose weight

Breeding Nemo, Maine Lab Flourishes

(Boston Globe 11/1/2010)

Better Rice Through Fungi

(ScienceNOW 6/10/2010)

More than 80% of plant species make friends with a common fungus. In return for sugar, the fungus helps the plants extract nutrients from the soil. But rice plants, a primary food source for billions of people, don’t have this special relationship—and thus they don’t receive the extra boost the fungi give other plants. A new study suggests that with a little help from researchers, however, the fungus will bond with rice, increasing the plant's growth rate by up to five times.

Canadian Universities Pick 19 Good Men

(ScienceNOW 5/20/2010)

When the Canadian government created a $200 million pot to attract up to 20 of the world's best researchers in four target areas, university administrators had no trouble finding 36 stars that they wanted to hire. Diversity was another matter, however.

Weighing the Risk Factors

(Harvard Gazette 3/1/2010)

Efforts to prevent childhood obesity should begin far earlier than currently thought — perhaps even before birth — especially for minority children, according to a new study that tracked 1,826 women from pregnancy through their children’s first five years of life.

Potential New Drug for Neurological Disease

(Medical News Today 9/10/2010)

Scientists have discovered a small molecule that helps human cells get rid of the misfolded, disfigured proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative ailments.

Sanofi seeks efficiencies with new model

(Boston Globe 8/16/2010)

The placement of a joint headquarters of Sanofi-Aventis SA’s new cancer research unit in Cambridge, announced last month, marks a turning point for the world’s third-largest pharmaceutical company.

Mammograms found ineffective for most under 40

(Boston Globe 5/10/2010)

Mammograms in most women under 40 may cause more harm than good, according to new research.

Aiming for Zero

(Nationwide Children's Hospital 4/29/2014)

Efforts to eliminate preventable harm in pediatric care are making progress. But can we make it to zero?

Angry Brains

(Sarah Lawrence College 4/1/2012)

People fight because of how they feel—whether angry, afraid, or threatened. Leah Olson and Elizabeth Johnson teach an interdisciplinary class on human feelings. Can understanding what’s happening in our brains help us control destructive emotions?

Fruit Flies Get the Deep Freeze

(BioTechniques 2/14/2012)

Using a deceptively simple two-step process, scientists have successfully frozen fruit flies at below-zero temperatures without killing them.

Gene Therapy's Road to Redemption

(Nationwide Children's Hospital 4/29/2014)

Fifteen years ago, gene therapy suffered a highly visible fatality, leaving the field in shambles. Now, one team’s efforts at gene therapy for muscular dystrophy suggest the field may finally be on track to deliver on its initial promise.

Why Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

(Science 10/1/2015)

Study suggests life experiences determine our opinions on facial attractiveness

Aiming for Zero

(Nationwide Children's Hospital 4/29/2014)

Efforts to eliminate preventable harm in pediatric care are making progress. But can we make it to zero?

Striving for Perfection

(American Archaeology magazine 10/1/2012)

The Shakers are one of America’s best-known utopian societies. An investigation of Pleasant Hill, one of their former communities in Kentucky, reveals how their emphasis on order, work, and religious devotion, and their penchant for innovations, were an attempt at perfecting their lives.

Random Samples

(Science magazine 9/17/2010)

Contributing editor for Random Samples department in Science magazine. Responsible for building story budget, assigning and editing stories, obtaining art, page design approval and page proof review.

Random Samples

(Science magazine 9/24/2010)

Contributing editor for Random Samples department. Responsible for building story budget, assigning and editing stories, securing art work, page design approval, and page proof review.

Random Samples

(Science magazine 9/10/2010)

Contributing editor for Random Samples department in Science magazine. Responsible for building story budget, assigning and editing stories, obtaining art, page design approval and page proof review.

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(Howard Hughes Medical Institute 5/12/2012)

HHMi announced the first-time recipients of a new award for emerging scientists. My job was to edit the bios written by freelancers. I edited a total of six bios.