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Models—and Mud—in Amazonia
Students grapple with the fate of the rainforest in a changing climate.
12.16.10
Head to Toe
Daniel Lieberman tracks the evolution of the human head.
12.16.10
Gaming the Emotions
At Children’s Hospital Boston, a video game offers emotionally explosive youths methods of self-control.
12.16.10
Virus-Sized Transistors
Chemist Charles Lieber and his colleagues have developed a nanoscale transistor so small it can enter, probe, and communicate with cells without harming them.
12.16.10
Hypervelocity Stars
Stars escaping the Milky Way help Warren Brown and other astronomers map the distribution of matter in our galaxy.
11.1.10
Fitness: Body and Mind
Caloric restriction and exercise boost mental acuity and motor ability by rejuvenating synapses.
10.19.10
Important Paper in Regenerative Biology Retracted
An important paper in regenerative biology has been retracted after its senior author, associate professor of stem-cell and regenerative biology Amy Wagers, raised concerns.
10.14.10
Complicated Choices: Preventing HIV's Spread
Can an HIV-infected person safely have a child with an uninfected partner? Harvard scholars highlight a new approach.
9.9.10
Making Memories
Neurobiologist Michael Greenberg investigates how memories form at a molecular level, and discovers a new class of RNA.
8.19.10
Ecosystem Patterns and Productivity
Robert Pringle says the grid-like distribution of Kenyan termite mounds helps answer an old question about ecosystems.
8.19.10
“Good” Cells Gone “Bad”
David Scadden studies the environmental cues that can cause normal cells to become diseased.
8.19.10
The Social Epidemic
Harvard professors and students take aim at the social and behavioral factors that contribute to HIV.
8.19.10
Healing the Whole Patient
From traditional healing to modern medicine, a multifaceted approach to HIV care in South Africa. With audio
8.19.10
Cultural Education
Harvard students helps a theater troupe in Uganda teach about HIV.