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Wound Healers

March 15, 2002

Using a special microscope to see how wound-healing fibroblasts reshape their environment

March 13, 2002

Plants lose photosynthesis in areas beyond those chewed by insects

March 12, 2002

Does castor oil induce labor? (yes, for first-time mothers)

March 8, 2002

An antibiotic prevents symptoms of multiple sclerosis in rats

March 7, 2002

How does conditioner detangle hair? (it coats the hair shaft, smoothing down the cuticle)

March 5, 2002

Why are leeches used in modern medicine? (as an artificial vein from amputations)

March 4, 2002

Stopping odors connected to bad memories from triggering negative feelings

March 1, 2002

A compound in apples prevents rat cells from developing cancer when exposed to a carcinogen

February 26, 2002

ÒWhy do we lose our hair? I'm a woman and I'm losing mine. I know it's mostly for men, but …

February 25, 2002

Designing a new font that's easy for dyslexics to read.