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“Smuggler” Protein Finding Could Be Used to Disrupt Bacterial Cell Walls
Stopping bacteria from maintaining their cell walls could lead to new ways to treat infections -
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HIV detected in “cured” Mississippi Baby, Creating Huge AIDS Therapy Setback
The infant was placed back on medication but the clinical trial to replicate virus suppression is still expected to proceed -
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Protect Our Drinking Water [Editorial]
Recent spills show that tougher rules are needed to protect water supplies -
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Diet during Pregnancy Linked to Diabetes in Grandchildren
New work from the University of Cambridge solidifies link between epigenetic effects from in utero diet and health problems across generations -
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Experiment Triggers Superhot Plasma Outbursts to Untangle Solar Flare Mystery
Re-creating conditions on the sun’s surface inside a laboratory plasma chamber, scientists find surprising insights into solar outbursts -
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Saucy Science: Exploring the Science of Marinades
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Bottling the Sun: Laboratory Experiment Mimics Solar Eruptions [Slide Show]
Re-creating conditions on the sun’s surface inside a laboratory plasma chamber, scientists find surprising insights into solar outbursts -
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LEGO Reveals Female Scientist Minifigures
After much rejoicing at the news last month that LEGO would mass-produce a set of female scientist minifigures, the company has released a prototype of the final set to its original designer, Ellen Kooijman (a.k.a. -
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Put the Muse Back in Museums
Science museums should recruit the public in confronting the planet’s toughest challenges -
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Hotter Heat Waves Deadly, but Cities Can Use Tricks for Cooling Off
Cities can combat the urban heat island effect under global warming with trees, white roofs and other fixes -
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Hard Road Ahead for Solar Freakin’ Roadways
Take a solar panel. Surround it with light-emitting diodes attached to a microprocessor and, in northern climes at least, some kind of heater. -
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New Hotbeds of Innovation Rise in the U.S.
Seattle and Raleigh top the list of cities that are grabbing patents fastest -
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When Arousal Is Agony
Sexual dysfunction can emerge when certain nerves start misfiring. Are SSRIs partially to blame? -
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Some Infinities Are Bigger than Other Infinities, and Some Are Just the Same Size
Warning: contains minor spoilers for The Fault in Our Stars. I recently read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, now a major motion picture that has led to theft in Amsterdam and a shortage of dry eyes in movie theaters around the world. -
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Developing World: Global Warning
Much of the world is ill-equipped to cope with its rising cancer burden and are pushing prevention and screening -
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Parched California Proposes Steep Fines for Over-Watering Lawns
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Rain Batters Japan as Storm Makes Landfall, 3 Dead
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Who Remembers Smallpox?
A global immunization campaign in the mid-20th century eradicated the smallpox virus, one of the deadliest diseases in history -
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Why Is Namibia Killing Its Rare Desert Elephants?
On Saturday, June 21 one of the Republic of Namibia’s rare desert elephants was felled by a hunter’s rifle. Unlike most of the other elephants that die on any given day in Africa, this particular elephant was slain legally. -
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Put Yourself in the Cheater's Shoes
Could seeing the world through the eyes of the scientist who behaves unethically be a valuable tool for those trying to behave ethically? Last semester, I asked my “Ethics in Science” students to review an online ethics training module of the sort that many institutions use to address responsible conduct of research with their students [...]
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