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When Immune Systems Attack

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We are surrounded by microbes bent on using us as their own incubators. Our only defense is our immune system. Without the intricately woven meshwork of defenders, our bodies would ...

Volume 4, Issue 1 | Jonathan Frohnmayer and Tammy Doukas | Monday, 12 October 2009

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Biochemistry Genius Uncovered

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Over a span of nine days in September, Stanford Associate Professor of Biochemistry Pehr Harbury was awarded two grants guaranteeing him no less than $3 million in research money for ...

Volume 4, Issue 1 | Jian Cui | Monday, 12 October 2009

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Amazing Ants

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Imagine walking through the Amazon rainforest. Trees surround you, blocking out the sky, plants and insects swarm on every surface, and unseen animals rustle through the canopy above. Suddenly, you ...

Volume 4, Issue 1 | Adrienne Sussman | Wednesday, 14 October 2009

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Unraveling the Genetics of Colon Cancer

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In the 9.3 minutes it takes you to skim through this magazine, one person in the United States will have died from colon cancer. According to the American Cancer Society's ...

Volume 4, Issue 1 | Hahn Nguyen | Wednesday, 14 October 2009

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Not Just Biology

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How do dramatic ecological shifts precipitate the outbreak of latent infectious diseases? Professor William Durham, the chair of the Anthropological Sciences Department at Stanford University, and his colleague, Assistant Professor ...

Volume 4, Issue 1 | Stephanie Oberfoell | Wednesday, 14 October 2009

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Pushing the Buy Button

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"Do you prefer Pepsi or Coke?" used to be the big question when we were growing up: as kids, we fought for our favorite brand, claiming that Pepsi was too ...

Volume 4, Issue 1 | Potay Parapiboon | Wednesday, 14 October 2009

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