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Rahul Rao


Rahul Rao is a freelance science writer, graduate of New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, and “Doctor Who” fan.

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Annimation of eye tracking application following the pupil in a man's eye.
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Web app tracks pupil size in people, mice

By Rahul Rao
8 October 2021 | 3 min read
Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria cultured from a sample of human faeces.
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New library catalogs the human gut microbiome

By Rahul Rao
25 August 2021 | 2 min read
Neurons in green
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New unified toolbox traces, analyzes neurons

By Rahul Rao
13 May 2021 | 3 min read

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