Science
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The Iconoclast
Jim Allison has always gone his own way—as a small-town-Texas kid who preferred books to football, and as a young scientist who believed the immune system could treat tumors when few others did. And that irreverence led him to find a potential cure for cancer.
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A Love Unearthed
For many years, my grandfather’s work as a paleontologist was remote and obscure to me. Then I discovered our shared awe of West Texas.
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Researchers At Rice Might Have Discovered How The Basic Building Block Of Life Ended Up On Earth
Carbon wasn’t always abundant on Earth, and the building block’s extraterrestrial arrival may have been spectacularly violent.
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When the Dust Settles
After Texas Tech researchers discovered that windstorms may be spreading antibiotic-resistant bacteria from local feedlots, public health experts stood up and took notice. So did the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
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The Hole Picture
A look at the state of the West Texas sinkholes.
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A Better Pill to Swallow
The dean of Dell Medical School wants to reinvent health care for the twenty-first century.
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Unfriendly Climate
Katharine Hayhoe has made it her life’s mission to proclaim the truth about climate change. Can she get the skeptics to listen?
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Look At These Amazing Photos Of SpaceX’s Rocket Cargo Ship Returning Safely To Earth
The space exploration company achieved a big milestone—and took the pictures to prove it.
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The Effects Of The Undercover Planned Parenthood Videos Reach The U.S. House
The long tail of the Planned Parenthood videos continues to get longer as a House subcommittee prepares to subpoena Parkinson's researchers.
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Uterus Transplants Are Coming To Baylor, But Ethical Considerations Also Loom
Baylor University Medical Center will be one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to begin this groundbreaking clinical trial.