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Can hurricanes and other severe tropical storms be moderated or deflected?
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Hitting the Genetic Off Switch
A host of start-ups is speeding development of a new class of drugs that block the action of RNA
The Internet of Things
The principles that gave rise to the Internet are now leading to a new kind of network of everyday devices, an "Internet-0"
A Universe of Disks
New research reveals the dynamics of the spinning disks of gas that surround young stars and gargantuan black holes
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Fixing the Vote
Electronic voting machines promise to make elections more accurate than ever before, but only if certain problems--with the machines and the wider electoral process--are rectified
Dying to See
Studies of the lens of the eye not only could reveal ways to prevent cataracts but also might illuminate the biology of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other diseases in which cells commit suicide...
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