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Human RNA genes counted up
People possess about 250 genes that encode short RNA strands rather than DNA.
By John Travis -
Egg’s missing proteins thwart primate cloning
Scientists have identified a reason why cloning a person may be difficult, if not impossible.
By John Travis -
AnimalsNot-So-Elementary Bee Mystery
Old-style epidemiology casework combines with an array of 21st-century lab tests in the search for clues to the disappearance of honeybees.
By Susan Milius -
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Scientists seek environments that are weightless, near-perfect vacuums in which to conduct experiments. If genuine cloaking were achieved, I would expect there would be a host of experiments that might be conducted in “perfect darkness”—environments free of various energy wavelengths. Bernard RiceHinsdale, Ill.
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I thought this article was quite interesting, but I would derive a different conclusion than did the scientists featured. I would not presume that Easterners have less capacity to make logical inferences than Westerners, but that they give logical inferences less import. The primary religions in the East–Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism–stress the importance of harmony […]
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HumansCrime’s digital past
Computer science makes history, gleaning new findings from centuries' worth of transcripts from a Victorian-era courthouse.
By Bruce Bower -
HumansWater’s Edge Ancestors
Human evolution’s tide may have turned on lake and sea shores.
By Bruce Bower -
LifeHelping Bats Hold On
Scientists seek a savior as a deadly fungal pandemic explodes through vulnerable colonies.
By Janet Raloff -
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Planetary ScienceFertile Frontiers
Alien-life hunters focus on moons in outer solar system
By Nadia Drake -
PlantsFlirty Plants
Searching for signs of picky, competitive mating in a whole other kingdom.
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