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  1. Dad’s Hidden Influence

    Fathers share more than genes with their children. Where a man works, the chemicals he is exposed to, and even his age can leave a medical legacy for future children.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Math

    Humanitarian Statistics

    From Iraq to Sierra Leone to New Orleans, statistical tools help guide responses to human rights crises.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  3. Humans

    Letters from the March 29, 2008, issue of Science News

    Why switch to grass? Regarding “Switchgrass may yield biofuel bounty” (SN: 1/19/08, p. 46): Distilleries have been around since the dawn of time, including barleycorn (whiskey), maize (whiskey), potatoes (vodka), sugarcane (rum), and arcane brews distilled from beets, bread crumbs, and bamboo.