Ten Minute Sabbatical

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Written byEmily Cox and Henry Rathvon
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Diversity in research isn’t simply a matter of social justice. It’s a critical part of learning how to improve
the health of every person.

Given the range of symptoms that have been reported, intensive research using all available tools is necessary to understand what happens to stall recovery from this terrible virus.

1. One of the fundamental forces
4. Split, as a cell in mitosis
8. On the dextral side
9. A tree’s heartwood
10. High-altitude meteorology aid
11. Neural partners of 9-Down
12. Organism with membrane-bound nuclei
16. Site of a titanium replacement, perhaps
18. Cichlid fish raised for food
20. Parallelogram with four equal sides
21. One served by drones
22. Descriptor for insects in colonies
23. Distilling vessel in a lab

1. Attire in medical settings2. Brightest star in Orion3. Set of neural connections5. Stage in metamorphosis6. Radius, e.g. (2 wds.)7. “Father of nuclear physics” Rutherford9. Neural partners of 11-Across12. Living on the body of an animal13. Muscle of the ...

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