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Gene Mutation Defends Against Alzheimer’s Disease
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
Almost 30 million people live with Alzheimer’s disease worldwide, a staggering health-care burden that is expected to quadruple by...
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Ancient Life ‘Re-Evolves’ in Georgia Lab
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
Georgia Tech researchers say they’ve resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene from bacteria and inserted it into modern-day Escherichia coli (E....
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The Spreading Scourge of Corporate Corruption
By the Editor on July 11, 2012
The misconduct of the financial industry no longer surprises most Americans. Only about one in five has much trust...
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Scientists Create ‘MRI’ of Sun’s Interior
By the Editor on July 11, 2012
The equivalent of an MRI of the sun was created by scientists, who studied high-resolution images of the sun’s...
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New Biofuel Process Dramatically Improves Energy Recovery
By the Editor on July 11, 2012
A new biofuel production process created by Michigan State University researchers produces energy more than 20 times higher than...
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Hubble Captures ‘Ghost Galaxies’ of Early Universe
By the Editor on July 11, 2012
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of three odd galaxies that may help scientists solve a 13 billion-year...
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NOAA Links Extreme Weather to Climate Change
By the Editor on July 11, 2012
For the first time, government scientists are saying recent extreme weather events are likely connected to man-made climate change....
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Graphene Holes ‘Heal Themselves’
By the Editor on July 11, 2012
Graphene – the “wonder material” made of sheets of carbon just one atom thick – undergoes a self-repairing process...
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Pompeii-Style Volcanic Ash Preserved ‘Nursery’ of Earliest Animals
By the Editor on July 10, 2012
A volcanic eruption around 579 million years ago buried a ‘nursery’ of the earliest-known animals under a Pompeii-like deluge...
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The Simmering Struggle Over the Origins of Altruism
By the Editor on July 10, 2012
Prominent scientists are in a bitter struggle over the origins of kindness. But the root of this conflict may...
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