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Lecture Notes: Chromosomes on Edge
When attending a lecture titled: “Does spatial position in the nucleus influence transcription,” one doesn’t expect a crowd. But when such a topic is discussed at Massachusetts General Hospital’s...
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Lecture Notes: Your Inner Fish
Some people collect stamps, others collect bugs; I collect autographed science and medical books. My newest addition is a book by Dr. Neil Shubin, a fish paleontologist and author of “Your Inner Fish:...
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Every Wednesday, Boston University’s School of Public Health hosts the Public Health Forum, an opportunity for students, staff and members of the community to hear the latest research straight from...
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Doctors declaring themselves “trans-friendly” may be guilty of false advertising, said panelists discussing “Trans Issues in Healthcare” today. No, not a fondness for trans fats, a subject close to...
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Lecture Notes: Scalpel and the Soul
Where do you shelve a book written by a surgeon? This morning, I wouldn’t have thought this to be a trick question. When Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and...
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Lecture Notes: Mary Roach Talks Bonk
Despite her status as a best-selling author of books about cadavers and the afterlife, a signing event with science writer Mary Roach is great fun. Over a hundred people abandoned this evening’s cool...
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Carl Zimmer Explores the Microcosm
It doesn’t take a philosopher to answer the question of “What is life?” According to science writer Carl Zimmer, the popular blogger behind the Loom, the answer can be found by studying Escherichia...
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A “Superdove” Takes Flight
The history of the street pigeon is revealed in Courtney Humphries new book Superdove. (Credit: Vizero.com) – Story by Roxanne Palmer Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No- actually,...
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The Largest Canyon in the World
Michelle Ridgway prepares for her canyon expedition. (Credit: Michelle Ridgway’s Blog) – by Jennifer Berglund West of Alaska is buried one of Earth’s most glorious and unexplored frontiers – the...
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Why Biodiversity Matters
Evolution has solved a number of challenges humans face, for instance, flight. (Credit: Museum of Science) – by Julia Darcey Harvard undergraduates who take Noel Michele Holbrook’s course on...
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