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  1. Health & Medicine

    Immunity’s Eyes

    Proteins called toll-like receptors allow human immune cells to detect microbes.

    By John Travis
  2. Earth

    Aircraft spies on health of coral reefs

    Marine ecologists report the development of a new remote-sensing system that can assess the health of coral reefs from planes.

    By Janet Raloff

  3. A tip of the tongue to the brain

    Researchers have identified several brain areas that together underlie the experience of feeling certain that a piece of forgotten information is nonetheless on the tip of one's tongue.

    By Bruce Bower

  4. Audiovisual aids may lessen dyslexia

    A short training course in matching sound sequences with visual patterns shows promise as a way to boost reading skills in children with dyslexia.