In Search of AIDS-Resistance Genes
A genetic trait that protects against AIDS has now been uncovered, and others are emerging. The findings open entirely new avenuesfor developing preventives and therapies
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The Discovery of the Top Quark
Finding the sixth quark involved the world's most energetic collisions and a cast of thousands
Building Doors into Cells
With the help of recombinant DNA technology, researchers have learned how to create artificial pores that might be used to deliver drugs or act as biosensors to detect toxic chemicals...
Running on Water
The secret of the basilisk lizard's strategy lies in its stroke
Creating False Memories
Researchers are showing how suggestion and imagination can create memories of events that did not actually occur
Life in the Provinces of the Aztec Empire
The lives of the Aztec common people were far richer and more complex than the official histories would have us believe
Booming Sand
Though known for centuries, sound-producing sand remains one of nature's more puzzling phenomena
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