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Dr. Peter Rogers grew up milking cows and building barns. This provided him the transferable skills necessary for a smooth transition into academic research. Three years of genetics research led to six years of immunology research, which led to a PhD from Auburn University. That led to three and half years of instructional design research at Tufts University School of Medicine.

His expertise includes biomedical sciences & technology, social determinants of health, bovine birthing, training & development, and cognitive psychology. He’s taught dozens of university courses, ranging from Principles of Biology to Advanced Medical Immunology. He is currently co-writing a book with his father, George Rogers, called How to Correctly Hold a Flashlight: A Disagreement in Academic and Agricultural Perspectives.

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Health
How long-term space missions change the brain
Data from NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos suggest that long durations in space cause changes in the brain, some of which are linked to vision problems.
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Health
Unexpected protein found in diseased brains
Protein fibrils accumulate in the brain during neurodegeneration. Cryo-electron microscopy has now uncovered fibrils of an unexpected protein.
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sperm infertility
Health
New $5-device allows healthy sperm cells to isolate themselves
A new, easy-to-use, $5-device helps address male infertility. It isolates healthy sperm cells based on their natural behavior.
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cancer bacteria
Health
Bacteria living inside tumors help cancer spread through the blood
Intracellular bacteria promote cancer metastasis by enhancing the tumor cells' resistance to mechanical stress in the bloodstream
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overwash
Health
We overwash our bodies because bad odors are uniquely disgusting
Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.
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hypoallergenic cats
Health
CRISPR could create hypoallergenic cats
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
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pancreatic cancer
Health
New technique detects 95% of early-stage pancreatic cancer
If future studies prove it to be successful, this technique for the early detection of pancreatic cancer could save thousands of lives.
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Health
Malaria resistance shows that mutations are not always random
Mutations that confer malaria resistance occur more frequently in people who live in regions where the disease is endemic.
Peter Rogers
Health
History of ultrasound: From bats to frogs to Nazis to modern-day brain stimulation
More than 200 years ago, scientists tried to figure out how bats navigate in the dark (or without eyes). This set in motion a series of events that led to the development of ultrasound as a form of psychotherapy.
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Life
How Venus flytraps give scientists insights on consciousness and anesthesia
Anesthesia causes animals and humans to lose consciousness. A study found it has a similar effect on Venus flytraps.
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dizzy standing
Health
Feeling dizzy when you stand up? Try these muscle techniques
Scientists find two 30-second techniques that prevent dizziness upon standing.
Peter Rogers
Life
Even worms make complex decisions
Salk scientists studied complex decision-making capabilities in a worm with just 302 neurons and a mouth full of teeth. It's smarter than you would think.
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northern white rhino
Life
Northern white rhino: resurrecting an extinct species in four steps
Scientists at the San Diego Zoo are on a mission to resurrect the extinct northern white rhino.
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Life
How do birds navigate? When they face north, their brains do something incredible.
Head direction cells act like internal compasses to help the birds navigate during long flights.
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Health
Dust mite juice: a new eczema treatment
The good news is that scientists have found a new way to treat eczema. The bad news is that it's drinkable dust mite extract.
Peter Rogers
Health
Clues to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder hidden in the dark genome
The dark genome makes up 98% of human DNA. Scientists are just beginning to understand its role in cognitive disorders.
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big bacteria
Life
“Impossibly big” bacteria rattle the field of microbiology
A gigantic bacterium evolved differently than fundamental models of biology would have predicted. Simply put, these bacteria shouldn't exist.
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what side is your appendix on
Health
What side is your appendix on? The right, unless you have situs inversus
Human organs don't always show up where doctors expect.
Peter Rogers
The Present
Anti-aging isn’t a scam, but immortality almost certainly is
Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?
Peter Rogers
painkillers
Health
Safer painkillers: A novel drug treats pain without killing people
Painkillers have nasty side effects, such as organ damage or addiction. Researchers have discovered a new drug that may cause none of these.
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