BIG Questions – Page 112

Happy Birthday, Electron
By the Editor on May 22, 2012
Electrons rule our world, but not so long ago they were only an idea. May marks the 120th anniversary...
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Rewritable Memory Encoded Into DNA
By the Editor on May 22, 2012
Researchers have encoded a form of rewritable memory into DNA. The arduous work involved in building the system is...
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Private Space Travel: A New Era Begins?
By the Editor on May 22, 2012
Some NASA supporters are mourning what they see as the decline of U.S. leadership in space. But they should...
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Damage From Chemical Exposure Passed Down for Generations
By the Editor on May 22, 2012
New research has shown that exposure to commonly used chemicals causes changes in rats that are passed down through...
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Psychiatry Giant Sorry for Backing Gay ‘Cure’
By the Editor on May 21, 2012
Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, considered by some to be the father of modern psychiatry, knew he had to do...
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Jurassic Squid Ink Same as Modern Squid Ink
By the Editor on May 21, 2012
Ink from 160-million-year-old giant squid is essentially identical to today’s squid ink. The discovery suggests that the ink and...
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How Quantum Physicists Amplify Randomness
By the Editor on May 21, 2012
Once again quantum physics gives us philosophical implications: physicists showed how a small amount of randomness can be amplified...
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Hidden Fingerprint of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Finally Found
By the Editor on May 21, 2012
After 50 years of searching, physicists have spotted the fingerprint of radioactive plutonium, revealing the secrets of this complex...
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Eat, Pray, Kill: The Basic Brutality of Eating
By the Editor on May 21, 2012
Is there an ethical argument in favor of flesh consumption? That is, can a meat-eating human find solid moral...
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Study Links Military Vets With Brain Disease Found in Athletes
By the Editor on May 21, 2012
A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers —...
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