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  1. Science & Society

    Science slowdown

    The recent federal government shutdown, which furloughed more than 800,000 government workers and may have cost the nation as much as $24 billion, has sent ripples through the nation’s scientific research enterprise.

    By Beth Mole
  2. Neuroscience

    The Inconstant Gardener

    Microglia, the same immune cells that help sculpt the developing brain, may do damage later in life .

    By Susan Gaidos
  3. Health & Medicine

    Old drug, new tricks

    Metformin, cheap and widely used for diabetes, takes a swipe at cancer.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Waiting to exhale

    Scientists sift through the chemical potpourri that escapes our lungs for new ways to diagnose disease.