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  1. Math

    A knot of light

    Researchers find a new theoretical way to tie light into complex knots and links.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  2. Materials Science

    A killer paint job

    New findings suggest that nanotechnology paints for walls, ceilings and surfaces could one day be used to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals.

    By Dina Fine Maron
  3. Humans

    Teen depression: No genes required

    The family-shattering effects of a mother’s depression can prompt the same mood disorder in her children, independent of any genetic risk.

    By Bruce Bower

  4. Hyping Health Risks: Environmental Hazards in Daily Life and the Science of Epidemiology by Geoffrey C. Kabat

    Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Health scares come and go, but they often have a tenuous scientific basis.