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  Your Inner Healers: A Look into the Potential of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

  Reprogramming cells from your own body could give them the therapeutic power of embryonic stem cells, without the political controversy

  Konrad Hochedlinger   | May 1, 2010  | 2

• Arctic Plants Feel the Heat

  Global warming is dramatically revamping not only the ice but also tundra and forests at the top of the world, greening some parts and browning others. The alterations could exacerbate climate change

  Matthew Sturm   | May 1, 2010  | 8

• Uncanny Sight in the Blind

  Some people who are blind because of brain damage have "blindsight": an extraordinary ability to react to emotions on faces and even navigate around obstacles without knowing they can see anything

  Beatrice de Gelder   | May 1, 2010  | 4

• A Better Lens on Disease

  Computerized pathology slides may help doctors make faster and more accurate diagnoses

  Mike May   | May 1, 2010  | 4

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  Revolutionary Rail: High-Speed Rail Plan Will Bring Fast Trains to the U.S.

  The next wave of high-speed rail lines should do away with the rails altogether, say proponents of magnetic levitation technology

  Stuart F. Brown   | May 1, 2010  | 40

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  Breeding Cassava to Feed the Poor

  The world's third-largest source of calories has the potential to become a more productive and more nutritious crop, alleviating malnutrition in much of the developing world

  Nagib Nassar and Rodomiro Ortiz   | May 1, 2010  | 26

• Through Neutrino Eyes: Ghostly Particles Become Astronomical Tools

  Neutrinos are no longer just a curiosity of physics but a practical tool for astronomy

  Graciela B. Gelmini , Alexander Kusenko and Thomas J. Weiler   | May 1, 2010  | 8