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In his latest book, author John Coates describes the tension and exultation of the trading floor from a biological perspective.
To cope with a growing shortage of hearts, livers, and lungs suitable for transplant, some scientists are genetically engineering pigs, while others are growing organs in the lab.
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The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics takes a timely look at research on athletics.
In 1929 and 1930, Johns Hopkins Medical School surgeon Warfield Firor carried out a series of experiments to determine how long blood could flow between animals with joined circulatory systems. Without using any anti-coagulants, Firor attempted to es
A rare peek inside the subterranean home of the naked mole-rat
Germline stem cells discovered in human ovaries can be cultured into fresh eggs.
Orbiting ultrasound machines are being used to diagnose and treat astronauts' kidney stones.
Early 20th century cross circulation experiments on dogs paved the way for milestones in human cardiac surgery.
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