Trends in Animal Research
Increased concern for animals, among scientists as well as the public, is changing the ways in which animals are used for research and safety testing
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BEATING BACTERIA
New ways to fend off antibiotic-resistant pathogens
Satellite Radar Interferometry
From hundreds of kilometers away in space, orbiting instruments can detect subtle buckling of the earth's crust
Animal Research Is Wasteful and Misleading
The Lesser Known Edison
In addition to his famous inventions, Thomas Edison's fertile imagination gave the world a host of little known technologies, from talking dolls to poured-concrete houses
Why and How Bacteria Communicate
Bacteria converse with one another and with plants and animals by emitting and reacting to chemical signals. The need to "talk" may help explain why the microbes synthesize a vast array of compounds
The Challenge of Large Numbers
As computer capabilities increase, mathematicians can better characterize and manipulate gargantuan figures. Even so, some numbers can only be imagined
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Immunotherapy for Cocaine Addiction
The Ghostliest Galaxies
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The Animal Question
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Dropping One for Science
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50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
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Animal Research Is Vital to Medicine
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In Brief
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Patricia D. Moehlman
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Crystallography of a Golf Ball
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A Picture-Perfect Comet
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Which Came First?
Soaking up the Rays
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U.S. Deaths from Pneumonia
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Universal Disservice
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Scoring with Buckyballs
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It's a Helicopter! It's a Plane!
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The Next Star Trek
