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  1. Genetics

    The human genome takes shape and shifts over time

    Scientists are mapping and modeling the 4-D human genome to get beyond its linear structure.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  2. Chemistry

    Automated chemistry could build better drugs fast and cheap

    Automated molecular synthesis may win over chemists who are not convinced that more technology in drug design is better.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Neuroscience

    Rethinking which cells are the conductors of learning and memory

    Brain cells called glia may be center stage when it comes to learning and memory, recent research suggests.

    By Ashley Yeager
  4. Life

    The tree of life gets a makeover

    Biology’s tree of life has morphed from the familiar classroom version emphasizing kingdoms into a complex depiction of supergroups, in which animals are aligned with a slew of single-celled cousins.