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Alga borrows genes to beat the heat, acid and toxic metals
Such genetic theft from bacteria and archaea is unusual among eukaryotes.
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SN Online
EARTH IN ACTION Alexandra Witze ponders Earth’s odds in “When an asteroid heads for Earth, it’s time to reconsider those doomsday plans.” Alessandro Cumbo and Martin Oeggerli MOLECULES Nanoparticles (below, blue) detect viruses (pink) in “Synthetic nanomaterial can recognize viruses.” HEALTH & ILLNESSAllergic people became able to tolerate up to a full glass of milk. […]
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Upcoming events
From the issue of March 23, 2013.
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Vehicle on moon may sink into fluffy stuff
From the issue of March 23, 1963.
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Letters to the editor
From the issue of March 23, 2013.
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BOOK REVIEW: Visions of Infinity: The Great Mathematical Problems by Ian Stewart
Review by Tom Siegfried.
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The Lady and Her Monsters
A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece by Roseanne Montillo.
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Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration by Claude A. Piantadosi
This history of the American space program illuminates the obstacles facing future space expeditions. Columbia Univ., 2013, 279 p., $35
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The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable by James Owen Weatherall
A physicist explores the growing role of scientists in Wall Street decision making and recent financial abuses. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013, 286 p., $27
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Underwater Eden: Saving the Last Coral Wilderness on Earth by Gregory S. Stone and David Obura
Amazing photos make visible the reasons behind efforts to save a biological wonder: the coral reefs of the South Pacific’s Phoenix Islands. Univ. of Chicago, 2013, 170 p., $40
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The White Planet: The Evolution and Future of Our Frozen World by Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius and Dominique Raynaud
A team of scientists tells the story of ice on Earth, from ice ages to the latest discoveries from ice cores. Princeton Univ., 2013, 306 p., $29.95
