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A rare disease gets a new champion
A hedge fund manager and his battalion of scientists are hunting down a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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We just published a monthly iPad app
Scienceline gets (slightly) more tech-savvy
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Easier, less invasive STD test may be an overlooked winner
A recent study adds to growing support for the use of vaginal swabs for STD testing, over the more invasive endocervical swab
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Are you a super seer?
Why some people see fewer colors than others and why women are more likely to be super seers
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What is oral allergy syndrome?
Actually it’s a lot like “The Fugitive”
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What the heck is the polymerase chain reaction?
This molecular line dance is the most important process in genetic science