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Nanomedicine Aims New Treatments at Cancer and Dangerous Wounds
Working on a very small scale lets scientists give drugs abilities denied to larger molecules
DNA Spheres Light Up to Detect Cancer
Ball-shaped molecules release flares when they encounter malignancy
Nanotech Bandages Detect Health Trouble and Deliver Medicine
New materials will not simply cover wounds—they will be able to alert doctors to problems and deliver fine-tuned drugs
Soft Electronics Monitor Heart Health
Flexible circuits can be implanted without tearing vital organs
Nanobots Start to Move
The technical challenges may take 20 years or more to overcome, but the first steps toward remote-controlled medicine have already begun
China's Fish Farms Could Save the Oceans
How a small group of visionaries are trying to feed China—and save the world's oceans
Self-Control: The Secret to Life's Successes
Self-control is not just a puritanical virtue. It is a key psychological trait that breeds success at work and play—and in overcoming life's hardships
How Cybersecurity Became Your Problem
Step one: Stop counting on others to protect you
The Extraordinary Evolution of Cichlid Fishes
Cichlid fishes have undergone a mind-boggling degree of speciation. New research is revealing features of their genomes that primed them to diversify so spectacularly
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The Space Station Gets an Espresso Maker
Wet Is Better for Tonal Languages
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The Large Hadron Collider's Second Run Will Break Energy Records
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Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dangerous Ways
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Indoor Tanning Should Be Illegal for Teens
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