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A Powerful Weapon for Battling Breast Cancer
Cancer begins from a single mutation in a single cell. By the time it is a full-blown tumor, it carries...
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The Hottest (and Coldest) Trends This Thanksgiving
Although it can be cooked in a separate pot, stuffing is traditionally cooked right inside the turkey, absorbing the bird’s...
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The Science of Dietary Risks
Red wine. Coffee. Dark chocolate. Epidemiologists, doctors, and nutrition scientists are constantly analyzing the good and bad consequences of different...
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Biologically-Inspired Engineering
The past few years have seen an increase in robotics inspired by the natural world. These robots are designed to...
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This month in DNA repair: the elephant and the prize
Increases in body size and lifespan should theoretically make an animal more prone to DNA replication errors that can produce...
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Up and Down: Mars and DNA
Water on Mars! And this time, it’s liquid! Salty water flows on Mars slopes – during “warm seasons” of above...
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What Scientists Did This Summer
The breast, or mammary gland, is a unique organ: it’s the only one that develops predominantly after birth – during...
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Biomedical Science is Awesome
As I sit at my lab bench, bent over an ice bucket cluttered with FACS tubes, trying to make some...
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Book Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
You can be sure that it’s going to be a fun ride when you pick up a book with an...