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Extreme Light; The Edge of Physics; Special Editions; by G¿rard A. Mourou and Donald Umstadter; 8 page(s)

Focusing light with the power of 1,000 Hoover Dams onto a point the size of a cell nucleus accelerates electrons to the speed of light in a femtosecond

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Growing New Organs; Extreme Engineering; Exclusive Online Issues; by David J. Mooney and Antonios G. Mikos; 6 page(s)

Researchers have taken the first steps toward creating semisynthetic, living organs that can be used as human replacement parts (originally published April 1999)

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In Search of AIDS-Resistance Genes; HIV: 20 Years of Research; Exclusive Online Issues; by Stephen J. O'Brien and Michael Dean; 8 page(s)

A genetic trait that protects against AIDS has now been uncovered, and others are emerging. The findings open entirely new avenues for developing preventives and therapies (originally published September 1997)

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Drink to Your Health?; February 2003; Scientific American Magazine; by Arthur L. Klatsky; 8 page(s)

Three decades of research shows that drinking small to moderate amounts of alcohol has cardiovascular benefits. A thorny issue for physicians is whether to recommend drinking to some patients

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The Ethnobotanical Approach to Drug Discovery; June 1994; Scientific American Magazine; by Cox, Balick; 6 page(s)

Medicinal plants discovered by traditional societies are proving to be an important source of potentially therapeutic drugs

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Oceangoing Iron; October 2007; Scientific American Magazine; by Sourish Basu; 2 page(s)

A venture to profit from a CO₂-eating algae bloom riles scientists

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Drugs by Design; December 1993; Scientific American Magazine; by Charles E. Bugg, William M. Carson and John A. Montgomery; 7 page(s)

Structure-based design, an innovative approach to developing drugs, has recently spawned many promising therapeutic agents, including several now in human trials for treating AIDS, cancer and other diseases

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And the other 1994 Ig Nobel Prize winners are:; December 1994; Scientific American Magazine; by Stykes; 1 page(s)

Lee Kuan Yew; The Japanese Meteorological Agency; L. Ron Hubbard; Chile's Juan Pablo Davila; John Hagelin

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Toxic Waste and Race: An Unnatural Association; December 1994; Scientific American Magazine; by Staff Editor; 1 page(s)

Hazardous-waste sites are too close for comfort in many minority communities, concludes a report by the Center for Policy Alternatives in Washington, D.C.

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Drink to Your Health?; Diet and Health; Exclusive Online Issues; by Arthur L. Klatsky; 6 page(s)

Three decades of research shows that drinking small to moderate amounts of alcohol has cardiovascular benefits. A thorny issue for physicians is whether to recommend drinking to some patients (originally published February 2003)

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