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What Sally Ride Did For STEM Education
By the Editor on July 25, 2012
From the editors at SciAm: Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died on July 23 of pancreatic...
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And the Race Is on: Unlocking the Secrets of Aging
By the Editor on July 24, 2012
A race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100 is set to begin next year, after a US...
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Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math
By the Editor on July 23, 2012
Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe - and that make clear who the real enemy is
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Researchers Produce First Complete Computer Model of an Organism
By the Editor on July 21, 2012
A mammoth effort has produced a complete computational model of the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium, opening the door for biological...
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Neanderthals Had Knowledge of Plants’ Healing Qualities
By the Editor on July 19, 2012
An international team of researchers has provided the first molecular evidence that Neanderthals not only ate a range of...
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The Ecology of Disease
By the Editor on July 16, 2012
If we fail to understand and take care of the natural world, it can come back to haunt us...
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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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Thirteen Animal-to-Human Diseases Kill 2.2 Million People Each Year
By the Editor on July 9, 2012
Diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, such as bird flu and tuberculosis, can wreak havoc on...
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Examining Alternative Medicines
By the Editor on July 5, 2012
As nonconventional medical treatments become increasingly mainstream, we take a look at the science behind some of the most...
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Health Apps Bump Up Against FDA
By the Editor on July 5, 2012
Health apps are hot, but until now the field has been unregulated. It is hard to know which apps...
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