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Blindfolded People Can Still “See” Their Own Limbs
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Blindfolded People Can Still “See” Their Own Limbs

By Shaunacy Ferro

This Week in Plagues: The Origin of Syphilis, Cheese Made from Armpit Bacteria, And More
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This Week in Plagues: The Origin of Syphilis, Cheese Made from Armpit Bacteria, And More

By Brooke Borel

FYI: Can You Overdose On Halloween Candy?
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FYI: Can You Overdose On Halloween Candy?

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Long Could You Survive In A Coffin If You Were Buried Alive?
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How Long Could You Survive In A Coffin If You Were Buried Alive?

By Christina Cala

You’re More Likely To Cheat In The Afternoon
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You’re More Likely To Cheat In The Afternoon

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Startling Surge of the Siberian HIV Strain
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The Startling Surge of the Siberian HIV Strain

By Jason Tetro

Drug Reduces Gambling Behavior In Slot Machine-Loving Rats
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Drug Reduces Gambling Behavior In Slot Machine-Loving Rats

By Shaunacy Ferro

Was Salvador Dalí Plagued By Phantom Bed Bugs?
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Was Salvador Dalí Plagued By Phantom Bed Bugs?

By Brooke Borel

Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point
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Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point

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Astronauts And Mice Return From Space With Altered Eyes
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Astronauts And Mice Return From Space With Altered Eyes

By Francie Diep

Scientists Can Tell Your Ethnicity From The Germs In Your Mouth
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Scientists Can Tell Your Ethnicity From The Germs In Your Mouth

By Shaunacy Ferro

PubMed Debuts A Commenting System For All Its Papers
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PubMed Debuts A Commenting System For All Its Papers

By Francie Diep

Science Confirms The Obvious: Dudes Slow Down When Walking With Their Girlfriends
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Dudes Slow Down When Walking With Their Girlfriends

By Shaunacy Ferro

Teens Now More Likely To Get Genital Herpes Because They Didn’t Get Cold Sores As Kids
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Teens Now More Likely To Get Genital Herpes Because They Didn’t Get Cold Sores As Kids

By Francie Diep

The 51st Anniversary of Silent Spring
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The 51st Anniversary of Silent Spring

By Brooke Borel

The 9,000 RPM Revolutionary
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The 9,000 RPM Revolutionary

By Nona Griffin

Sex Positions That Won’t Break Your Artificial Hip, According To Science
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Sex Positions That Won’t Break Your Artificial Hip, According To Science

By Shaunacy Ferro

Scientists Have Found A Way To Make Marijuana Un-Fun
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Scientists Have Found A Way To Make Marijuana Un-Fun

By Shaunacy Ferro

Government Shutdown: Bad for Insect Science
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Government Shutdown: Bad for Insect Science

By Brooke Borel

Scientists Recreate The Sense Of Touch With Direct-To-Brain Electrical Signals
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Scientists Recreate The Sense Of Touch With Direct-To-Brain Electrical Signals

By Francie Diep

Lasers 3-D Print A Home For Bacteria
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Lasers 3-D Print A Home For Bacteria

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OMP’s Friday Link Roundup
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OMP’s Friday Link Roundup

By Brooke Borel

40 Years Of U.S. Nutrition Data Is “Fatally Flawed” and “Physiologically Implausible”
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40 Years Of U.S. Nutrition Data Is “Fatally Flawed” and “Physiologically Implausible”

By Dan Nosowitz

Using A Sexy Video Game Avatar Makes Women Objectify Themselves
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Using A Sexy Video Game Avatar Makes Women Objectify Themselves

By Shaunacy Ferro

What Would Happen If You Drank Water From The Gowanus Canal?
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What Would Happen If You Drank Water From The Gowanus Canal?

By Dan Nosowitz

Science Explains Why You Love A Slow Caress
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Science Explains Why You Love A Slow Caress

By Shaunacy Ferro

If You Can Smell This, You May Not Have Alzheimer’s
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If You Can Smell This, You May Not Have Alzheimer’s

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Does Stress Make You Hungry?
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FYI: Does Stress Make You Hungry?

By Daniel Engber

Preventing Superbugs By Deactivating Antibiotics With A Flash Of Light
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Preventing Superbugs By Deactivating Antibiotics With A Flash Of Light

By Dan Nosowitz

Why Do Doctors Abuse Drugs?
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Why Do Doctors Abuse Drugs?

By Francie Diep

“Hello World”
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“Hello World”

By Daniel Grushkin

Why Depression Ruins Your Memory
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Why Depression Ruins Your Memory

By Shaunacy Ferro

What Happens When You Donate Your Body To Science?
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What Happens When You Donate Your Body To Science?

By Brooke Borel

Eye Contact: Not As Persuasive As We Thought
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Eye Contact: Not As Persuasive As We Thought

By Shaunacy Ferro

Introducing: Our Modern Plagues
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Introducing: Our Modern Plagues

By Brooke Borel

Neurons
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The Government Shutdown Has Halted Obama’s $100M BRAIN Initiative

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Studying Mummies Could Cure Modern Diseases
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How Studying Mummies Could Cure Modern Diseases

By Roxanne Khamsi

How Having Three Parents Leads To Disease-Free Kids
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How Having Three Parents Leads To Disease-Free Kids

By Virginia Hughes

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A Closer Look at our Relationship with Germs

By Jason Tetro

These Magnetic Nanobots Could Carry Drugs Into Your Brain
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These Magnetic Nanobots Could Carry Drugs Into Your Brain

By Kelsey D. Atherton

FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?
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FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?

By Kaitlin Miller

The Mind-Bending Science Of James Turrell’s Art
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The Mind-Bending Science Of James Turrell’s Art

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Why Do I Poop More When I Have My Period?
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FYI: Why Do I Poop More When I Have My Period?

By Francie Diep

7 Fantastic Vintage Anatomy Drawings
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7 Fantastic Vintage Anatomy Drawings

By Francie Diep

Are Acid Flashbacks A Myth?
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Are Acid Flashbacks A Myth?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Got A Wide Face? You’re Making Everything Terrible
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Got A Wide Face? You’re Making Everything Terrible

By Shaunacy Ferro

Is Red Bull Downplaying Research On The Harms Of Mixing Alcohol And Energy Drinks?
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Is Red Bull Downplaying Research On The Harms Of Mixing Alcohol And Energy Drinks?

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Many Gun Bills Pass After Mass Shootings?
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How Many Gun Bills Pass After Mass Shootings?

By Francie Diep

The Case Of The Girl Who Couldn’t Feel Pain
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The Case Of The Girl Who Couldn’t Feel Pain

By Francie Diep

Science Confirms The Obvious: Pharmaceutical Ads Are Misleading
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Pharmaceutical Ads Are Misleading

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze?
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FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze?

By Daniel Engber

2 Million Americans Annually Get Infections That Antibiotics Can’t Cure
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2 Million Americans Annually Get Infections That Antibiotics Can’t Cure

By Francie Diep

How Imagination Works
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How Imagination Works

By Shaunacy Ferro

Find A Blue Chicken Egg? Congrats, Your Chicken Has A Virus
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Find A Blue Chicken Egg? Congrats, Your Chicken Has A Virus

By Dan Nosowitz

How Common Are Sadists?
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How Common Are Sadists?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Robo-Maggots Will Munch Through Brain Tumors
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Robo-Maggots Will Munch Through Brain Tumors

By Shaunacy Ferro

GE’s Silent MRI Scanner Has Hit The Market
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GE’s Silent MRI Scanner Has Hit The Market

By Shaunacy Ferro

This Guy Mapped His Heart Rate During ‘Game Of Thrones’ [Infographic]
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This Guy Mapped His Heart Rate During ‘Game Of Thrones’ [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Why You Love Your Parents’ Music
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Why You Love Your Parents’ Music

By Shaunacy Ferro

Truman Show Syndrome: Why People Think They’re Living In A Reality Show
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Truman Show Syndrome: Why People Think They’re Living In A Reality Show

By Colin Lecher

6 of the most important drug milestones of all time
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6 of the most important drug milestones of all time

By Michael C. Gerald

How To Stop A Plague In 4 Easy Steps
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How To Stop A Plague In 4 Easy Steps

By Jesse Emspak

Drug Cures Mice Of Down Syndrome With A Single Dose
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Drug Cures Mice Of Down Syndrome With A Single Dose

By Shaunacy Ferro

Clear Cranial Implant Lets Doctors See Into The Brain
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Clear Cranial Implant Lets Doctors See Into The Brain

By Shaunacy Ferro