May 20, 2013

#SciAmBlogs Monday - eating healthfully, DSM-5, polyploidy, fecal transplants, non-identical twins, and more.

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- Ferris Jabr - Why Feeling Anxious About a Vaccine Makes It More Effective (And Other Benefits of Short-Term Stress)

- Judy Stone - The s**t hits the fan – FDA, INDs, and fecal microbiota transplants

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- John R. Platt - Deadly Snakes, Ugly Critters, Leonardo DiCaprio and Other Links from the Brink

- Jennifer Ouellette - Physics Week in Review: May 18, 2013

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