Fascinating fecal science.
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Back to the (genetic) roots
The science of fixing culinary disasters
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Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that Calcium-45
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How a mild-mannered children's celebrity plans to save science in America—or go down swinging.
How Clostridium, a nasty pathogen, makes an infectiously delicious confection
Take a bite out of that
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A seven-item hors d'oeuvres tour through the wonders of bug-eating
I consumed nothing but Soylent, a food-replacing beverage, for a week. Here's what happened to me (and my poop).
With the release of the DSM-5 this month, psychotherapist Gary Greenberg questions whether psychiatry's diagnostic Bible can truly get at the nature of mental suffering.
Stay tuned for next week's earth-shaking study: obesity linked to weight gain
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Players love the tech, but pro and amateur organizations can hardly keep up with the new materials and radical designs that have rewired and sometimes hot-wired sports.
