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Yale MCDB Professor Included in “Nature’s Ten”
Nature recognized Yale Professor Jo Handelsman as one of the ten most influential scientists in the world last year for revealing the persistence of sexism in what is often seen as the world’s most
Read More »Q&A: What Causes Iridescence?
The word “iridescence” comes from Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow. Iridescence is seen throughout nature in feathers, scales, and other objects, but how does it actually work
Read More »Q&A: Why Can’t Humans Fly?
Humans might be superior animals when it comes to matters of intelligence or communication, but one thing we will never be able to do is fly like birds. Mathematical calculations show why our species
Read More »2012: Not Quite the End of the World
2012 marked a new frontier for the world of science. The discovery of a subatomic particle, new insight into the function of the human genome, and the extension of quantum teleportation are just a
Read More »Is the Biological Clock Done Ticking?
Is it possible to break the age barrier of reproduction
Read More »Bridging the Evolutionary Gap: Forefather of the Modern Snake
Coniophis, a primitive snake from the end of the Cretaceous Period, serves a transitional link that bridges the evolutionary gap between lizards and snakes.
Read More »Match, Manipulate, Medicate: Old Drugs Targeted for New Use
New drug screening methods could discover important uses for drugs that initially failed clinical tests
Read More »Test Tube Meat: It’s What’s for Dinner
Production of meat outside of standard farm animals may help satisfy the world's protein demand
Read More »Bioweapons: Science as a Double-Edged Sword
Recent controversies about H1N1 research recall decades of past bioweapons research
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