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  1. Physics

    Extreme Measures

    Physicists use atom interferometry to measure gravity and other forces with unrivaled precision, and the technique could potentially guide airplanes and uncover buried caches of oil and diamonds.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Weighty Evidence

    Connections between the family of insulin hormones and cancer have been suspected for more than 2 decades, and today, drug companies are testing anticancer drugs based on the actions of an insulin cousin.

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  3. Math

    Math on Display

    Visualizations of mathematics create remarkable artwork.

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  4. Humans

    Letters from the February 16, 2008, issue of Science News

    Inert placebo? Regarding “Getting the Red Out” (SN: 1/19/08, p.