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Successfully navigating a complex maze is the basic lab test for intelligence. Rats can do it. Cuttlefish can do it....
Scientists Decode Entire Genetic Code of Cancer
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Multi-Tasking Nanoparticle Diagnoses and Fights Cancer Simultaneously
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Implantable Device Allows Mastectomy Patients to Regrow Own Breasts
While mastectomies save many women from breast cancer, they often leave the subject feeling depressed, unattractive and ashamed. Some women...
Electric Fields Halt Spread of Brain Cancer
Until the naked mole rats yield their secrets, humanity will still have to worry about treating and controlling cancer. And...
Hideous Rodent May Provide Cure For Cancer
The naked mole rat is immune to cancer. At last, scientists have figured out why
Ten Young Geniuses Shaking Up Science Today
Meet PopSci's annual Brilliant 10--a selection of the brightest young researchers in the country. They're helping to keep us healthy, prevent disasters, and make green energy cheaper than coal. Lucky for us, our future is in their capable hands
Surgical Scalpel Sniffs Out Tumors While It Cuts
A chemical sniffer combined with a scalpel is slated to begin human clinical trials next month
UCSB Scientists Create Cancer-Stopping Nanoparticle-and-Laser Treatment
Nanotechnology, lasers, genetics, and cancer? If there was also something about space, this story might have been a PopSci full...
An Instant Breathalyzer Test for Lung Cancer
An electronic nose that uses nanoparticles could detect lung cancer through breathalyzer tests
