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Exercise in a Pill
Memories Are Made Like This
 For the Good of Gators--and Humankind
 Modern Relics
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Letter from Thomas Cech
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Cech Letter
As any architect or gardener can attest, the design and construction of a proper glass house requires ingenuity and creativity; maintaining one requires a more prosaic investment of time, attention, and resources.


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Perspectives & Opinions
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To From the Mouths of Patients
To Listen is to Learn.

Subtle Things
Unconscious biases often accumulate to discourage women scientists.


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Toward a Kinder, Gentler Toxin
New research findings may ultimately broaden the beneficial uses of botulinum toxin and help protect people from its threat as an instrument of terrorism. Moresmall arrow

WEB EXTRA:
Putting the Brakes
on Cancer
By reactivating p53—a renowned tumor-suppressor gene—researchers are stopping even advanced cancers in mice. Moresmall arrow
More Than Skin Deep
Adult skin stem cells can be used to produce embryonic stem cells, and thus any other tissue of the body. Moresmall arrow 		Big Lessons from
Small Brains
If a mouse brain can self-repair under certain conditions, can a new stem-cell approach for diseases such as Alzheimer's be far behind? Moresmall arrow
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Science Education
 Up Close
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Science Night at the Improv
Comedy helps when you have three minutes to explain your science. Moresmall arrow
Playing to Win
(and Learn)
Inspired by HHMI's Holiday Lectures on Science DVDs, a high school teacher conjures up an engaging way for students to learn the subject matter. Moresmall arrow
Molecules in Motion
Motion pictures make clear the complex lyricism of chromosome movement in a dividing cell. Moresmall arrow

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Lab Book
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Sculpting Brain Connections
A simple and elegant way to enable the process of learning.
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Hints from Wnts
The secret to rebuilding body parts might be found in a fish fin. Moresmall arrow
Molecular Relay Team
Researchers discover how critical information is passed from one protein to another. Moresmall arrow
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