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Yale MCDB Professor Included in “Nature’s Ten”

Yale MCDB Professor Included in “Nature’s Ten”

Elizabeth Zhang May 11, 2013 0

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

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Q&A: What Causes Iridescence?

Q&A: What Causes Iridescence?

Renusha Indralingam May 11, 2013 0

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

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Q&A: Why Can’t Humans Fly?

Q&A: Why Can’t Humans Fly?

Payal Marathe March 31, 2013 0

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

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2012: Not Quite the End of the World

2012: Not Quite the End of the World

Aurora Xu February 19, 2013 0

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

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Is the Biological Clock Done Ticking?

Is the Biological Clock Done Ticking?

Deeksha Deep February 14, 2013 0

Is it possible to break the age barrier of reproduction

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Bridging the Evolutionary Gap: Forefather of the Modern Snake

Bridging the Evolutionary Gap: Forefather of the Modern Snake

Ishan Kumar February 14, 2013 1

Coniophis, a primitive snake from the end of the Cretaceous Period, serves a transitional link that bridges the evolutionary gap between lizards and snakes.

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Signaling Sans Synapses

Signaling Sans Synapses

Blake Smith February 14, 2013 0

How do neurons work in insects

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Match, Manipulate, Medicate: Old Drugs Targeted for New Use

Match, Manipulate, Medicate: Old Drugs Targeted for New Use

Andrew Qi February 6, 2013 0

New drug screening methods could discover important uses for drugs that initially failed clinical tests

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Test Tube Meat: It’s What’s for Dinner

Test Tube Meat: It’s What’s for Dinner

Walter Hsiang February 6, 2013 2

Production of meat outside of standard farm animals may help satisfy the world's protein demand

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Bioweapons: Science as a Double-Edged Sword

Bioweapons: Science as a Double-Edged Sword

Sarah Swong February 6, 2013 0

Recent controversies about H1N1 research recall decades of past bioweapons research

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