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- Health & Medicine
Nobelist’s Cancer Theory
Excerpt from the July 13, 1963, issue of Science News Letter
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- Science & Society
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe by Mario Livio.
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- Earth
Faults can reseal months after quakes
Measurements in southern China find quick healing of fractured rock.
- Science & Society
Math targets cities’ essence
New formula relates city size to infrastructure, productivity.
- Animals
Cicadas’ odd life cycle poses evolutionary conundrums
Scientists are getting an idea about the odd family tree of periodical cicadas, how the insects synchronize their life cycles and why they breed side-by-side with others unsuitable for mating.
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- Tech
Twisted light transmits more data
Spiral beams allow multiple information streams in one cable.
- Life
Genes in wheat relatives help stave off stem rust
Wild and obscure species provide resistance to deadly fungus.
- Planetary Science
Voyager 1 on fast track toward interstellar space
More than 35 years after launch, the probe finally nears the solar system's edge.
- Health & Medicine
Experimental type 1 diabetes treatment shows promise
Findings in a small group of patients hint that a DNA-based therapy might work, but the effects fade after treatment stops.
