Scientists want to create cells from scratch, to unveil life's origins or provide specialized functions. Are they close?
At its Latin roots, consciousness literally meant “knowing with.” This was a borrowing from an earlier Proto-Indo-European ...
According to neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, it's our feelings, not high-level brain function, that make us human.
Stereotypes die hard. If we’re asked to picture a scientist at work, it’s tempting to reach for an old stand-by: the astronomer at the eyepiece of an enormous telescope, or the chemist surrounded by ...
“Don’t leave home without sunscreen!” “No Tan Is Worth the Risk!” “Protect the Skin You’re In!” If you haven’t heard these sun protection slogans, you’ve certainly heard a litany of others. The ...
Twelve years ago, Frank Kendall, then under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics at the Department of Defense, pulled up a PowerPoint slide to show a group of senior ...
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