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  1. Genetics

    From Great Grandma to You

    Epigenetic changes reach down through the generations.

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  2. Earth

    Quakes in Slo-Mo

    Barely detectable tremors may portend major destruction.

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  3. Humans

    Of Mice and Man

    The lab mouse is being remodeled to better mimic how humans respond to disease.

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  4. Humans

    A Cancer Patient’s Best Friend

    Similarities between tumors in people and dogs mean canine studies can inform human disease.

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  5. Tech

    The 3-D Printing Revolution

    Using a technique known as 3-D printing, regular people can now make goods typically produced in huge quantities in factories overseas.

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  6. Science & Society

    No New Meds

    With drug firms in retreat, the pipeline for new psychiatric medications dries up.

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  7. Earth

    Salvage Job

    With fertilizer prices skyrocketing, scientists scramble to recover phosphorus from waste.

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  8. Chemistry

    Disorder at Work

    Proteins without a definite shape can still take on important jobs.

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  9. Humans

    Urban Eyes

    Too much time spent indoors may be behind a surge in nearsightedness.

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  10. Life

    Group to Group

    Wild chimpanzees pick up ant-fishing behavior from a female immigrant.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Little Mind Benders

    Parasites that sneak into the brain may alter your behavior and health.

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  12. Physics

    Heart of the Matter

    Neutrinos’ shifty behavior might help explain why the universe has so much stuff in it.

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