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Evidence suggests at least one Chinese patient ignited a chain of human-to-human transmission
Is Nutrition Research Broken? An Interview with Taylor Wallace
U.S. dietary recommendations lag decades behind the emerging science on diet and nutrition
Steam Boilers Are Exploding Everywhere
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“Organoids” Reveal How Human Forebrain Develops
Studying gene expression in human brain tissue grown in the lab could offer insight into disorders such as autism
AI Isn’t a Solution to All Our Problems
It’s simply a tool—and hardly a perfect one
Sweet Potato Sends Secret Signals
One variety alerts neighbors to keep pests at bay
Curiosity Killed the ... Mouse?
The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii boosts curiosity in mice—which makes them more likely to be caught by cats, thus continuing the parasite’s life cycle. Karen Hopkin reports...
Twenty-Eight Shades of Shoes
New research using Crocs explains “the dress”
Some Scientists Skeptical about Snakes Spreading New Virus in China
A genetic analysis suggests a reptilian reservoir, but researchers doubt the coronavirus could have originated in animals other than birds or mammals
