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EarthIll Winds
Research suggests that the long-range movement of dust can sicken wildlife, crops—even humans—a continent away.
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Plight of the Untouchables
Stigma's largely unexplored effects on the health of people sufering from ailments ranging from AIDS to schizophrenia attracted much interest at a recent conference.
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Science News of the Year 2001
A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2001.
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Health & MedicineAerial War against Disease
Researchers around the world are catching on to the idea of using satellites to predict where diseases may strike.
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ChemistryThe True Sweet Science
New techniques and tools are helping scientists elucidate the roles that complex sugars play in the human body and in drug manufacturing.
By John Travis -
EarthStemming the Tide
New approaches to stopping the introduction by ships of invasive species to North American waters are beginning to show promise but have a long way to go.
By Ben Harder -
Health & MedicineWhat Activates AIDS?
New studies suggest that a natural process called immune activation—the signaling that alerts immune cells of foreign invaders—plays a key role in explaining why infection with the human immunodeficiency virus progresses to AIDS more quickly in some people than in others.
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