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  1. My DNA Project

    Having trouble cracking the code that geneticists use to describe new molecular advances in health and medicine? Well, researchers at the University of Massachusetts have developed a program aimed at helping the public acquire the tools—including vocabulary, and background information—necessary to “become comfortable with genome issues, and to learn how to take advantage of the […]

    By Science News
  2. Humans

    From the December 11, 1937, issue

    A sturdy new building for a mountaintop weather station, proving the authenticity of a treasure, and tracking cosmic rays underground.

    By Science News
  3. Humans

    From the December 4, 1937, issue

    The perfect beauty of frost rime, the sun's surprising influence on earth, and digging up evidence of ancient domestic cats.