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- Mystery Meteorite: The case for (and against) a rock from Mercury
- Hard Times for Theorists in a Post-Higgs World: The Large Hadron Collider’s big success leaves no clear avenue for new physics
- In the Eye of the Tiger: Global spread of Asian tiger mosquito could fuel outbreaks of tropical disease in temperate regions
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- Infection time: Disease is more severe when it hits in the morning, at least in mice
- Explainer: Our bodies’ internal clocks: Biological clocks determine hunger, sleepiness and other daily rhythms
- Flu in the air: Germs tiny enough to pass through surgical masks may cause half of all cases
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Web edition: November 29, 2012
Print edition: December 15, 2012; Vol.182 #12 (p. 4)
GENES & CELLS
Understanding inherited conditions is proving to be difficult. See “Rare genetic tweaks may not be behind common diseases.”
ATOM & COSMOS
Titan and other moons may be crash debris. See “Violent birth proposed for Saturn’s moon mishmash.”
BODY & BRAIN
An invasive surgery works best for some. Read “Heart bypass surgery outperforms stents in diabetics.”
EARTH
A deluge of freshwater may have triggered a cold spell 13,000 years ago. See “New pathway proposed for ancient flood.”
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