From the Editors - 2009

Scientific American Magazine 9/21/09
Playing the Averages: The Risks of Pharmaceutical Advances
Acting Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina introduces the October 2009 issue of Scientific American
Scientific American Magazine 8/17/09
Starter Menu--The Origins of the Origins Issue
Acting Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina explains the September 2009 issue of Scientific American
Scientific American Magazine 4/20/09
See No Evil: The Danger of (Human) Primates
Primates can be dangerous and do harm, especially the human ones
Scientific American Magazine 3/23/09
In Our Expanding Universe, Earth Is Nothing Special
We're an ordinary species on an ordinary planet. Or are we?

Scientific American Magazine 7/20/09
Inside This Issue: Neandertals and General Relativity
Acting Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina introduces the August 2009 issue of Scientific American

Scientific American Magazine 6/15/09
John Rennie Recollects the Moon Landing
Our editor in chief looks back on the Apollo 11 mission as well as his years with Scientific American

Scientific American Magazine 5/18/09
Inspirations in Space and Closer to Home
Astronomers are finding new planets; humanitarians are improving this one

Scientific American Magazine 2/23/09
Tuberculosis, The Unromantic Killer
Tuberculosis has never stopped being one of the world's most lethal infections

Scientific American Magazine 1/19/09
A Molecular Checkup: The Nano Future of Medicine
Scientific American Editor in Chief John Rennie introduces the February 2009 issue

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