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Loop the Loop, DNA Style
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
In certain toy racecar tracks, sneaky players can flip a switch, trapping their opponents’ vehicles in a loop of...
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Oceanic Planktons May Help Predict Future
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
Planktons constitute 98% of the ocean world and a group of researchers, after studying these in detail, believes that...
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Future Is Grim for Southwestern U.S. Forests
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
Combine the tree-ring growth record with historical information, climate records, and computer-model projections of future climate trends, and you...
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Climate Change May Shrink Fish
By the Editor on October 1, 2012
Fish species are expected to shrink in size by up to 24% because of global warming, say scientists. Researchers...
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The Perils of Populist Science
By the Editor on September 29, 2012
We could wring our hands about our unreconstructed nature but sex is at the center of human thought, and...
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Astronomers Measure a Black Hole for the First Time
By the Editor on September 29, 2012
Astronomers have found a way to measure the size of a black hole. Supermassive black holes reside at the...
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Encounters With the God Particle
By the Editor on September 28, 2012
The Higgs boson, the pope, and the curious interaction between organized religion and big science.
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The Marketplace in Your Brain
By the Editor on September 28, 2012
Neuroscientists have found brain cells that compute value. Why are economists ignoring them?
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Scientists Not Immune From Gender Bias
By the Editor on September 28, 2012
Hypothesis: Scientists have a superior ability to root out gender bias in their labs because they are trained to...
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Stanford Bioengineers Introduce ‘Bi-Fi’ — The Biological Internet
By the Editor on September 28, 2012
Using an innocuous bacterial virus, bioengineers have created a biological mechanism to send genetic messages from cell to cell....
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