Celia Ford is a freelance science journalist who writes about brains, biotech and whatever makes people think about thinking. She earned her Sc.B. in cognitive neuroscience from Brown University and her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley. She was a 2022 early-career science writing fellow at The Open Notebook and a 2023 AAAS mass media fellow at Wired. Celia is based in Berkeley, California.
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Glow-in-the-dark labels accelerate AI-assisted animal motion tracking
The labeling technique trains machine-learning algorithms with larger datasets and less effort than ever before.
Glow-in-the-dark labels accelerate AI-assisted animal motion tracking
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Celia Ford
13 November 2023 | 5 min read
Method pinpoints cell-specific effects of autism-linked mutations
The approach, which combines CRISPR with single-cell analyses of organoids, suggests that intermediate progenitor cells are especially vulnerable to mutations associated with autism.
Method pinpoints cell-specific effects of autism-linked mutations
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Celia Ford
3 October 2023 | 3 min read
‘Social touch’ responses in mice gauged with unprecedented control
A new tool could help decipher the brain circuits underlying aversion to social touch, which is common in people with autism.
‘Social touch’ responses in mice gauged with unprecedented control
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Celia Ford
19 September 2023 | 4 min read
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