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Printing 3-D Synthetic Tissues

By | April 4, 2013

A 3-D printer lays liquid droplets into tissue-like materials that can fold automatically and carry currents.

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Q&A: The Cancer Tradeoff

By | April 3, 2013

Physicist-turned-oncologist Robert Austin argues that cancer is a natural consequence of our rapid evolution.

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Roadmap to an HIV Vaccine

By | April 3, 2013

Researchers track the evolution of HIV in a single patient to understand what drives the production of broadly neutralizing antibodies.

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The Falsity of Living Fossils

By | April 2, 2013

New studies of tadpole shrimp and other organisms show that the term “living fossil” is inaccurate and misleading.

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Sensing Gene Therapy

By | March 31, 2013

Scientists are using genetic techniques to target diseases that affect how we see, hear, smell, taste, and feel.

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Are Termites Behind Fairy Circles?

By | March 28, 2013

The sand termite Psammotermes allocerus could be responsible for mysterious circles of grass in southern Africa.

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Microbes Affect Weight Loss

By | March 27, 2013

Microbial changes in the gut contribute to a patient’s ability to slim down after gastric bypass surgery.

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Cancer Gene Bonanza

By | March 27, 2013

International collaboration doubles the number of genetic regions associated with breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers.

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Ants Climb as Weather Warms

By | March 26, 2013

Rising temperatures allow one mountain ant to climb higher, displacing a related species and possibly upsetting plant ecology.

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Isolation Harms Health

By | March 25, 2013

Being socially isolated could increase death risk in the elderly even if they don’t feel lonely.

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