Tattoos have become a prominent form of self-expression, but few consider their potential effects on health, particularly the immune system. In this article, we will explore how tattoos interact with ...

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Carl Zimmer over at The Loom as a post titled Branded with Science. So I’m wondering now–have I bumped into the tip of a vast hidden iceberg, or do I just happen to know the few scientists with ...

The development comes from a joint project between Harvard and MIT researchers, and it’s in the form of a tattoo ink that has the capability to monitor the health of the wearer by changing color. For ...

In the latest Science Ink, an immunologist combines two powerful symbols – DNA and the tree – to create a “potent symbol of life.” 609_a163_.jpg' embedtype ...

I’ve had a copy of Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed, written by Carl Zimmer, sitting on my desk for a few months now. Once people see it, they can’t stop flipping through the pages and ...

Andrew, a medical student, writes, “I recently got a tattoo of Penicillin G on my arm. As someone who stumbled into medical school as a non-traditional student after a few career missteps, I ...

Many commonly used pigments can affect immune activity, trigger inflammation and reduce the effectiveness of vaccines ...