This is the second article in a WEEKEND series by Aishwarya Vijay. Taking the time to read intense science magazines and research so that we don’t have to, Aishwarya will be giving our faithful readers regular updates on the field, so we aren’t all taken by surprise when, like, the sun melts. I care about »

Cancer — or rather, the desire to cure it — is omnipresent in our society. There are the various colors of rubber bracelets. The countless magazine articles. In my high school yearbook, one of the senior superlatives was “Most Likely to Cure Cancer.” But is this elusive cure even a tangible possibility? What is it »