Big advances are born of big ideas, so scientists are pushing at the bounds of what we know and how we know it. Some look ahead, at the future of humanity and the changing planet we inhabit. Others look back on the birth of life itself—and beyond, to alien worlds.
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Researchers study one of the few bacteria that manages to evade the body's mucus defenses.
New research paves the way for important developments in disease control.
Newly discovered primate is not part of the evolutionary lineage leading to monkeys, apes, and humans.
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Catherine Dimenstein of AZ @ Aug 25, 2008 11:43:41 AM