Owning Genes
In an upcoming case, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether diagnostic genes for breast cancer …
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Lupus vs. Cancer
Lupus antibodies may become an unlikely ally against cancer.
Stingy Kids
Children, like adults, act more generous when they’re being watched.
Listening to Football Helmets
Measuring the acoustical signatures of colliding football helmets could help improve helmet safety.
Digitizing Ancient Texts
Sophisticated computer imaging may help decode the world's oldest un-deciphered written language.
Painful Math Anxiety
Areas of the brain normally associated with physical pain are activated when people with math …
Second-Generation Smoking
Smoking while pregnant may cause DNA damage not just to the developing baby, but to that baby's …
Eyes vs. Faces
Monsters from the role playing game “Dungeons & Dragons” help reveal what’s most important to …
Butterfly Migration Radar
Radar data, along with highly coordinated observations, has solved a disappearing-butterfly mystery.
Dung Beetle Cooling
Dung beetles use balls of fecal matter not only for food and reproduction, but for cooling as well.
Forgetting Bad Memories
The brain has two very different mechanisms for erasing bad memories.
UV Disinfectant
Short-wave ultraviolet radiation can clear dangerous germs from hospital rooms.