The emerging science of epigenetics argues that poverty can change our genetic expression.
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Opioid Addicts Are Losing Their Memories and Doctors Don’t Know Why
How does opioid overdose permanently damage the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory?
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The Pitfalls and Promise of the Horseshoe Crab, Unlikely Biomedical Hero
Pharmaceutical companies catch half a million horseshoe crabs a year to drain their blood for medical use. But is this practice sustainable?
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Ending Depression With a Push of a Button, But Only For a Moment
For people with severe, depression, deep-brain stimulation offers an uncertain but potentially life-altering solution.
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The Conservative Movement to Get the GOP on Board With Global Warming
These conservatives are hoping to rally Republican voters around global warming in a way that gets the GOP to finally listen.
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In 1975, Newsweek Predicted A New Ice Age. We’re Still Living with the Consequences.
All climate change deniers needed was one article to cast doubt on the science of global warming.
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Why Dylan Matthews Donated His Kidney to a Stranger and You Should Too
At Vox, Matthews recounts the the long and rewarding process of donating a kidney to a perfect stranger.
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Kim Stanley Robinson’s Cheerful Novel of Climate Change
The sci-fi writer explains how his city-dwellers learn to survive and thrive after a climate-change catastrophe.
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The Surgeon Who Helped Revolutionize Hand Transplants
Dr. Kodi Azari dreamed that one day he’d perform a hand transplant on a patient who would wake up from surgery and start moving their fingers right away.
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How Tiny, Yet Über-Efficient Spider Brains Can Improve Computer Technology
Big brains offer no advantage in the animal kingdom.