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Fathoming Metabolism

The study of metabolites does an end run around genomics to provide telling clues to your future health.
4.19.11

Designing from Life

Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has made a fast start.
4.17.11

Why Whales?

On learning from nature and the Endangered Species Act
4.17.11

The Inflorescence of a Lily

Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan has solved another everyday secret: what makes the Asiatic lily bloom.
3.22.11

The Gene Hunter

Louis Kunkel’s 30-year quest to diagnose and cure muscular dystrophy
2.23.11

Nabokov's Butterflies

Harvard biologist Naomi Pierce confirms the Russian author’s theory about the winged creatures’ migration and evolution.
2.8.11

Harvard in Motion

Kicking off a program that aims to make Harvard and the surrounding community less sedentary
1.27.11

Skull Session

Take a tour of the human skull, and learn how shoes affect a runner’s gait, with Daniel Lieberman.
12.21.10

Studying Suicide

Learn about computerized tests that evaluate whether someone is at risk of attempting suicide. Plus, related links and an article from the magazine archives.
12.20.10

Journey to the Amazon

In this video, travel to Brazil with Harvard climatologists to see their work and the plants and critters they encountered.
12.16.10

Anger Management

Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston develop a video game to help children with anger problems handle their emotions. See how it works.
12.16.10