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Biofilm-producing bacteria could stabilize buildings
Bacteria that ooze a sticky matrix could help stabilize the soil beneath structures in earthquake-prone areas.
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Do No Harm: Stem cells created without destroying healthy embryos
Scientists have devised ways to isolate embryonic stem cells from mice without destroying viable embryos.
- Humans
From the July 20, 1935, issue
A warning sign for pilots, better methods for producing radioactive substances, and making potatoes grow better with ultrasound.
By Science News -
When opposites don’t attract
The quirks of two kinds of European corn borers are giving researchers a way to study how a single species might split in two.
By Susan Milius -
Turning Back Time: Embryonic stem cell rejuvenates skin cell
By fusing an embryonic stem cell with an adult skin cell, researchers have created cells that retain valuable embryonic characteristics but carry the adult cell's genes.
- Humans
Books for Late Summer
The writers of Science News present wide-ranging recommendations of books for readers to pack for their late-summer vacations.
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Licorice ingredient ferrets out herpes
A compound in licorice homes in on lab-grown cells infected with a herpes virus and induces them to self-destruct.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Prescription Strength Chocolate, Revisited
Studies reported at a recent symposium on chocolate's biological impact are zeroing in on the ingredients that seem to make it good for your heart.
By Janet Raloff - Materials Science
Making the Most of It
A recent crop of studies demonstrates how nature finds strength in unlikely places.
- Physics
Extreme Matter: Mother of all material flows into view
By making an extremely hot and dense state of matter that, surprisingly, is a liquid, physicists say they may have finally created a sample of matter much like the primordial stuff that permeated the newborn universe and gave rise to all other matter.
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Boning Up: Tissue for grafts grown inside the body
Scientists have discovered a new way to stimulate one part of an animal's body to grow extra bone tissue that can be transplanted elsewhere.
- Humans
Evolution in Action
Debates on the conflict between evolution and intelligent design are taking place not only in the courts but also in state legislatures and even among members of local school boards, where topics include curricula, textbooks, and the definition of science itself.
By Sid Perkins