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  1. Health & Medicine

    Insightful Light

    Raman spectroscopy may offer doctors, dentists and forensic scientists a better tool for molecular detection.

    By Ashley Yeager
  2. Health & Medicine

    Finding the Golden Genes

    Advances in gene therapy could tempt some athletes to enhance their genetic makeup, leading some researchers to work on detection methods just in case.

    By Patrick Barry
  3. Planetary Science

    Tasting ice

    Phoenix Mars Lander drills for ice.

    By Ashley Yeager
  4. Ecosystems

    Tracing Tahitian vanilla

    The discovery of Tahitian vanilla’s heritage could set off a custody battle between nations.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg

  5. Good mood gone bad

    Feeling happy may lessen children’s ability to perform tasks that require attention to detail, a new study suggests.