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  1. Humans

    Letters from the February 12, 2005, issue of Science News

    Short end of the chromosome Since “women with chronically ill children generally reported more stress” and since “there was a very striking connection between stress and telomere length” (“Stressed to Death: Mental tension ages cells,” SN: 12/4/04, p. 355), isn’t it probable that there is a strong connection between telomere length and becoming the parent […]

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  2. Humans

    From the February 9, 1935, issue

    A new type of sailboat, the most distant nebula, and germs on drinking glasses.

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  3. Humans

    Whys Up

    The University of Wisconsin created the “The Why Files” to explain the science behind news headlines.