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  1. Humans

    Genetic link to dyslexia

    Scientists studying a large group of British children find a link between a DNA sequence that contains a gene involved in brain development and a range of reading problems, including dyslexia.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Math

    Rating the rankings

    The U.S. News & World Report rankings of colleges and universities are largely arbitrary, according to a new mathematical analysis.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  3. Space

    No naked black holes

    In a simulated merger, astrophysicists tried to push the boundaries of two black holes into shedding their event horizons. But the resulting black hole was still shrouded by its event horizon, through which even light can’t escape.