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May 2, 2013

Physics: Antimatter, the strange substance made infamous in Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons, has recently been used in an experiment to test the possibility of...

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Tech Tips — Urbanspoon

May 2, 2013

The Problem: You and your friends are hanging out, when suddenly somebody realizes that they are hungry. After it gets brought up to the...

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Never fear, NOD1 is here

April 25, 2013

Our cells have to distinguish between foreign cells and the cells from our own body, but they also have to distinguish between friendly microbes...

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Column: One idiot’s guide to how a guitar works

April 25, 2013

First I want to talk about the air — and not in some mystical and ancient way like finding your qi. I literally want...

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The brain eating itself

April 25, 2013

It is unlikely that you hear the word “microglia” very often during your classes, and it’s even less likely that you know what it...

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Study shows daily stress impacts mental health

April 25, 2013

If it ever seems like all the stress in your life may be driving you to the edge, it just might be. Susan Charles, UC...

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This Week in Science

April 25, 2013

Medical Technology: A 16-year-old in London has recently been fitted with a bionic arm to replace the arm he lost to meningitis as a child....

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Dying to be skinny

April 25, 2013

A disturbingly large fraction of Americans are just dying to be skinny, and dying is no mere understatement. The psychological health disorders anorexia and...

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YouTube pro

April 18, 2013

YouTube, one of Google's most popular services and the third most popular website worldwide, offers the most features and content of any video sharing...

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Smart cells

April 18, 2013

Editor's note: This article is part one of two in a series about the human intersection of technology and medicine. Although the body is one...

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Column: Now you see it …

April 18, 2013

Most people are familiar with the image of corporate America. An image of men in business suits in a very tall building comes to...

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Hot topics in global warming

April 18, 2013

Day in and day out, the U.S. population is bombarded with controversial opinions and claims about global warming. As with many mainstream scientific issues that...

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This week in science

April 18, 2013

Medicine: Medical researchers have recently developed a “nano-sponge” that can enter your bloodstream and soak up deadly bacteria like MRSA that are resistant to conventional...

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Tech Tips

April 18, 2013

You have to give a presentation. Whether it be for class, for work or in a desperate attempt to try to convince your parents...

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This Week in Science

April 11, 2013

*Editor’s note: This is a new section of the science page. Every week, we will publish the top seven (according to us) most fascinating...

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