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When I wrote my end-of-the-year update for staff, Bora Zivkovic, our chief blogs editor, reminded me that others are also interested in the goings on at Scientific American . It’s never a good idea to say no to Bora. So here s a summary of some highlights for 2011: AWARDS [More]

When I wrote my end-of-the-year update for staff, Bora Zivkovic, our chief blogs editor, reminded me that others are also interested in the goings on at Scientific American . It’s never a good idea to say no to Bora.

Implants contain cheaper industrial silicone typically used to make electronic and computer parts

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Help researchers use bioinformatics to better study the origins of certain genetic diseases [More]

Image by Quentin Stipp, with permission. When I give talks on aging research someone usually asks, When will scientists develop true anti-aging drugs? My answer has little to do with what s happening in the lab, though it s about politics, perceptions and money.

Image by Quentin Stipp, with permission. When I give talks on aging research someone usually asks, When will scientists develop true anti-aging drugs

On a clear November morning in 1964 the Royal Canadian Navy’s Cape Scott embarked from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on a four-month expedition. Led by the late Stanley Skoryna, an enterprising McGill University professor, a team of 38 scientists onboard headed for Easter Island, a volcanic speck that juts out from the Pacific 2,200 miles west of Chile.

On a clear November morning in 1964 the Royal Canadian Navy’s Cape Scott embarked from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on a four-month expedition. Led by the late Stanley Skoryna, an enterprising McGill University professor, a team of 38 scientists onboard headed for Easter Island, a volcanic speck that juts out from the Pacific 2,200 miles west of Chile.

Nuclear powerplant Temelin, Czech Republic In June I wrote about a claim that babies in the U.S. were dying as a direct result of Fukushima radiation

Nuclear powerplant Temelin, Czech Republic In June I wrote about a claim that babies in the U.S. were dying as a direct result of Fukushima radiation

Cbsnews.com's Felipe Maya puts three popular holiday coffee drinks to the test to find out how much sugar the drinks contain

Peering through a microscope at a plate of cells one day, Ralph M.

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