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• June 12, 2008

I had no idea that vaccines could be green…until Jenny McCarthy told me so. And she’s singing a new verse to an old song — the theory that vaccines cause […]

• June 11, 2008

Today Scienceline features an article about a recently discovered cell in the immune system called T helper cell 17 (Th17). It appears to play a key role in autoimmune disorders, […]

• June 11, 2008

The battle against autoimmune disorders may come down to a newly discovered cell.

• June 9, 2008

This weekend I was forced to bathe in a tub of ice cubes and cucumber slices to escape the hellish, sticky heat blanketing New York City. To pass the time, […]

• June 9, 2008

Asks Alex from Philadelphia

• June 6, 2008

Reba Goodman defied tradition in making a name for herself in science.

• June 4, 2008

Neil Shubin's new book explores the intersection of developmental biology, paleontology and genetics.

• May 30, 2008

What happens under the floating lip of ice sheets and glaciers could mean more sea-level rise in the next century.

• May 28, 2008

A group of mathematicians is taking a new look at some old problems and using crafts like knitting and crocheting to solve them.

• May 23, 2008

A lizard family tree offers clues to the balance between reproduction and survival.

• May 23, 2008

I never really liked computer games until I saw one that might help me win the Nobel Prize. A free new computer game from the University of Washington called Foldit […]

• May 16, 2008

Thanks to a combination of technology, policy and economics, the venerable practice of the house call is making a comeback.

• May 14, 2008

The Department of Energy takes its first step toward clean, renewable energy from the earth.

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