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The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess: Race, Religion, and DNA by Jeff Wheelwright
A breast-cancer gene is the thread weaving together the history of Sephardic Jews, the Spanish Inquisition and the 1999 death of a Colorado woman. Norton, 2012, 260 p., $26.95
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Deep-Sky Wonders: A Tour of the Universe with Sky and Telescope’s Sue French by Sue French
Visit the outer reaches of space with 100 celestial tours, arranged according to the best months for viewing each one. Firefly, 2011, 320 p., $39.95
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Neither Physics nor Chemistry: A History of Quantum Chemistry (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology) by Kostas Gavroglu and Ana Simões
This history of quantum chemistry shows how advances in math and physics have opened new realms of understanding chemistry on the smallest scales. MIT, 2012, 368 p., $40
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90th Anniversary Issue: Introduction
Science News mines its past for highlights from nine decades of science.
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Plumbing the Archives
A meditation on 90 years of Science News.
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90th Anniversary Issue: 1990s
Detecting climate change and other highlights, 1990–99
- Science & Society
90th Anniversary Issue: 1980s
Solving the AIDS puzzle and other highlights, 1980–89
- Science & Society
90th Anniversary Issue: 1970s
Genetic engineering, prescient reporting and other highlights, 1970–79
- Science & Society
90th Anniversary Issue: 1960s
The space race, technological optimism and other highlights, 1960–69
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90th Anniversary Issue: 1950s
DNA's structure revealed and other highlights, 1950–59
- Science & Society
90th Anniversary Issue: 1940s
The Atomic Age, elementary finds and other highlights, 1940–49
