Science & Society Articles

New dangers from bird flu

By Stephen Ornes / January 4, 2012
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U.S. government asks scientists to keep some secrets about their bird flu research

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Introducing the 2011 Nobel Prize winners

By Stephen Ornes / October 19, 2011
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Scientists awarded big bucks for surprising discoveries about the universe, the human body and crystals

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Scientist Profile: Leroy Hood

By Lisa Grossman / May 8, 2011
Leroy Hood cofounded an institute to develop a way to tailor medical treatments to each individual person. Credit: Lee Hood/Institute for Systems Biology.

The inventor of the DNA sequencing technique, and Albert Lasker Awardee, embarks on the next big challenge.

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Science fair at the White House

By Stephen Ornes / November 2, 2010
President Barack Obama talks with Erika DeBenedictis, now a student at Caltech. DeBenedictis was one of dozens of students invited to the White House October 18 to show off their science projects.Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Obama invites young scientists to show their stuff

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