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Facebook: Saving Lives, One Kidney at a Time
May 16, 2012 • By Tom Jacobs
Web-based social networks have little in common with hospital operating rooms. One exists on an ephemeral realm of bits and bytes, while the other lives in the very real world of blood and tissue. ... Read More
Reversing the World’s Neglect of Easily Cured Tropical Diseases
May 18, 2012 By Peter Hotez
Dr. Peter Hotez, president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, implores the leaders of the G8 countries to focus on an easy and relatively cheap way to save more than one billion people from neglected tropical diseases.
Researchers Crack Codes for Lithium, Electroshock
May 17, 2012 By Michael Haederle
How two long-time therapies for brain disorders work are finally being understood by the medical community, creating a path to safer alternatives.
Texas, Tom and Jerry, and a Thirsty Planet
May 15, 2012 By Michael Haederle
How scientists at Austin’s Center for Space Research are measuring the loss of water around the world with a pair of aging satellites.
To Stay Thin, Eat Like the Cultural Elite
May 14, 2012 By Fred Pampel
New research finds an association between lower body weight and participation in cultural and intellectual activities, including reading.
Below The Fold
Robot Deathmatch
In the minor leagues of the tech world, homemade robots duke it out in the bowels of the San Mateo fairgrounds.
College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be
Jim Sleeper, a lecturer in political science at Yale, reviews Andrew Delbanco’s book about what an undergraduate education should be.
Modern Marriage: Standing on Ceremony
Regarding same-sex marriage, there’s less daylight than might be expected between religious conservatives and some LGBT activists.
Building a Better Banana
With a few genetic tweaks, one Australian researcher is transforming the slippery fruit into a high-impact lifesaver.
Could Water Bring Jobs Back to the U.S.?
There is a coming jobs exodus from China, and back to the Rust Belt and other water rich regions. Or so says one principal at a water hedge fund.
Is Natural Gas Just as Polluting as Coal?
Researchers find that harmful methane leaks into the air at twice the amounts estimated by the EPA.
Calm Down, Step Away From the Burger
A new study links trans fats – already under fire for a variety of dietary ills – with grouchiness.
