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Black Holes in the Bathtub
Scientists observe Hawking radiation in unexpected materials.
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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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Physicists join immune fight
Principles beyond biology may help explain how the body battles infection.
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In the Zone
Evolution may have trained the mind to see scoring streaks — even where they don't exist.
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Cerebral Delights
The amygdala, a part of the brain known for its role in fear, also helps people spot rewards — and go after them.
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Better by Design
Avoiding undesirable traits from the start could help chemists make molecules less meddlesome.
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Star Cents
How the cost of NASA’s next big space telescope skyrocketed.
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Into orbit
MESSENGER pays a yearlong visit to Mercury.
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- Health & Medicine
Healthy Aging in a Pill
To extend life span, scientists envision a drug that mimics the benefits of a near-starvation diet.
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- Physics
Magnets trap neutrons for a lifetime
A new device that uses magnets to trap neutrons may enable physicists to measure more precisely how quickly free neutrons decay, a time period with implications for understanding both the weak force and the early universe.
