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HumansLetters from the February 9, 2008, issue of Science News
Small, or just invisible? “Heavy Find: Weighty neutron stars may rule out exotic core” (SN: 1/12/08, p. 20) says that the companion star of the pulsar PSR B1516+02B must be “tiny” because it cannot be seen. Isn’t it possible that the companion is made of dark matter? Is there a “wobble” test or other way […]
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HumansWeb Special: Diabetes drug and conflicts of interest
A U.S. senator outed a noted diabetes researcher for breaking confidentiality and leaking a study while he was peer reviewing it for a major journal.
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