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Boiling Point of Emotions When watching shock drama television shows such as Nip/Tuck and Law & Order: SVU, people often turn away in disgust at the excessive blood, open flesh, and story lines that ... Volume 7, Issue 1 | Kevin Weiner | Saturday, 4 April 2009 Read More |
Discovering Cellular Immortality The concept of immortality has intrigued mankind since the very beginning. From the first major literary work, the Epic of Gilgamesh, to the Bible and other religious texts to modern ... Volume 7, Issue 1 | Vivek Athalye | Saturday, 4 April 2009 Read More |
Putting the 'Me' Back in Medicine Western medicine has progressed significantly since its humble beginnings, when doctors carrying their tool bags would travel to patients’ houses by horse and buggy or even on foot. Early physicians ... Volume 7, Issue 1 | Ashley Lau | Saturday, 4 April 2009 Read More |
New AIDS Drugs Target Resistant Virus Watch out, viruses: the recent FDA approval of two new classes of antiretroviral medications promises to turn the tables in the fight against HIV/AIDS. While several powerful drug treatments have ... Volume 7, Issue 1 | Adrienne Sussman | Saturday, 4 April 2009 Read More |
Snakes and Newts at War Could you dedicate your life to a newt? Stanford’s postdoctoral biologist, Dr. Charles Hanifin, probably will.In a study published on March 11, 2008 in the renowned journal, PLoS Biology, Hanifin ... Volume 7, Issue 1 | Annie Peterson | Saturday, 4 April 2009 Read More |
Genomic Health For many of us, the ability to select from and customize products to suit our individual needs has long been a given. From personalized ringtones to tailored wardrobes, we consume ... Volume 7, Issue 1 | Ryan Tong | Saturday, 4 April 2009 Read More |
Ancestral Origins Many preconceptions about individuals start with the assumption that a person's ethnicity can be judged by simply looking at her or her physical traits. Eyes, skin, even hair all yield ... Volume 7, Issue 1 | Nikki Breaux | Saturday, 4 April 2009 Read More |
Science in vitro Stanford’s Clark Center is the biggest experiment on campus. Nestled between the sleek structures of the engineering quad and the expansive buildings of the medical center, it is the home ... Volume 7, Issue 1 | Manu Lakkur | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
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