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Zoe van Djik Nuclear Tests Marked Life on Earth With a Radioactive Spike
Even as it disappears, the “bomb spike” is revealing the ways humans have reshaped the planet.
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David Grey / Reuters Can a Parent’s Life Experience Change the Genes a Child Inherits?
Inside the controversial world of epigenetics research
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Karim Kadim / AP Genetic Intelligence Tests Are Next to Worthless
And not just because one said I was below average.
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Tom Parker / Quanta Magazine The Biologists Who Want to Overhaul Evolution
A half-century’s worth of scientific discoveries since the last major update to evolutionary theory has some researchers pushing for a paradigm shift.
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Kevin Van Aelst The Quest to End the Flu
The methods used to make flu vaccines are slow and sometimes unreliable, and new viruses threaten to outrun them. Can researchers find a way to stay ahead?
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Ethan Hill The Girl Who Turned to Bone
Unexpected discoveries in the quest to cure an extraordinary skeletal condition show how medically relevant rare diseases can be.
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How Writers Can Turn Their Archives into eBooks
Lessons from science writer Carl Zimmer's journey into DIY eBook publishing
