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- Health & Medicine
2009 Science News of the Year: Body & Brain
Numbers of passengers arriving from Mexico in March and April 2008 show which cities would have been most vulnerable to H1N1 transmission. Credit : The New England Journal of Medicine ©2009 H1N1 strikes and spreads Like the years 1957 and 1968, 2009 will be known as a pandemic flu year. The springtime eruption of a […]
- Tech
2009 Science News of the Year: Technology
A polymer doped with a color-changing molecule turns red seconds before snapping. Credit: D. Stevenson, A. Jerez, A. Hamilton, D. Davis About to breakEngineers one day may not need to guess when a bridge is near its breaking point. New materials that flush red in response to damage may provide a visual warning sign of […]
- Humans
2009 Science News of the Year: Science & Society
Activists plead for a new agreement during the 2007 U.N. Climate Change Conference. Credit: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Leaders warm to climate action Throughout the year, global leaders used various summits around the world to declare their intention to take firm, though often unilateral, action to reduce their nations’ carbon footprints. In December, negotiators from more […]
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The Ties That Bind
Studies of human social networks go high-tech.
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Let there be light
New technology illuminates neuronal conversations in the brain
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Of Swine and Men
Scientists study H1N1’s past to predict what the virus has in store.
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I, Mold
Conquering the rising tide of infection is hindered by the many similarities between humans and fungi.
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Rust Never Sleeps
A new flare-up in an age-old battle between wheat and a fungal killer.
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2010 Science News of the Year: Body & Brain
Credit: © Bettmann/Corbis Gene therapy moves forward Despite their promise, technologies to correct defective genes have been plagued by safety problems leading to unintended — and sometimes fatal — outcomes. But scientists are inching toward safer, more effective gene therapies that may one day treat a range of diseases, from psychiatric disorders to autoimmune diseases […]
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2010 Science News of the Year: Nutrition
Credit: Krasowit/Shutterstock Fish oil packs a punch Omega-3 fatty acids are turning up in plenty of promising reports, but some tests fail to show a benefit. Reported anti-inflammatory effects of the compound may help to shake out just how these nutrients boost health. High levels of omega-3s are found in fish oil from cold-water species […]
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Physicists join immune fight
Principles beyond biology may help explain how the body battles infection.
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Worming Your Way to Better Health
To battle autoimmune disease and allergy, scientists tune in to the tricks of parasites.
