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Life’s Building Blocks Grow Close to Home
By the Editor on March 30, 2012
Though life is a complicated brew, some of its ingredients can be plucked from Earth’s backyard instead of being...
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Supreme Court: Human Genes Can’t Be Patented
By the Editor on March 30, 2012
In a closely watched case, the Supreme Court threw out a lower court ruling allowing human genes to be...
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Nature Deficit Harming Children
By the Editor on March 30, 2012
British children are losing contact with nature at a “dramatic” rate, and their health and education are suffering, a...
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Neanderthals Were Dying Out Before Humans Arrived
By the Editor on March 30, 2012
Neanderthals in Western Europe started disappearing long before Homo sapiens showed up, suggesting that cold weather, and not cold-hearted...
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Human Brain Organized Like a 3D ‘New York City’ Grid
By the Editor on March 30, 2012
The human brain has been described as “the most complex object in the known universe”, comprising tens of billions...
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Living Micro-Robot Could Diagnose Disease
By the Editor on March 30, 2012
Biologists and engineers are working on a tiny robot that functions like a living creature and could be safely...
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Controversial Pesticide Linked to Bee Collapse
By the Editor on March 29, 2012
A controversial type of pesticide linked to declining global bee populations appears to scramble bees’ sense of direction, making...
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Dalai Lama Wins Templeton Prize
By the Editor on March 29, 2012
The Dalai Lama has won the Templeton Prize for exceptional contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension by spreading his...
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What Science Wants to Know
By the Editor on March 29, 2012
Ignorance will always grow faster than knowledge. Scientists and laypeople alike would agree that for all we have come...
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True Economic Measures Factor In Natural Resources
By the Editor on March 29, 2012
Traditional measures showing strong economic growth in Brazil and India over nearly two decades fail to take account of...
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