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  1. Health & Medicine

    Fixes for Fatty Liver

    A slate of experimental treatments, including three established diabetes drugs, could become medicines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, an obesity-related cause of cirrhosis.

    By Ben Harder
  2. Math

    Ancient Islamic Penrose Tiles

    Medieval Islamic artisans developed a process for creating elaborate, nonrepeating patterns now associated with Penrose tiles.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  3. Humans

    From the February 20, 1937, issue

    Giant sunspots and money from farm wastes.

    By Science News

  4. Microbe World

    Created by the American Society for Microbiology, the Microbe World Web site highlights the increasing importance of microbes in the environment, biotechnology, alternative energy, food science, and healthcare.