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What is a patent?
Patents protect intellectual property from theft
Posted in Science & Society, Teaching Science
Tagged creations, intellectual property, invent, inventions, licensing, novelty, paperclip, patent, patent law, plant breeding, plants, property theft
Delilah’s legacy
Scientist reroutes shipping lanes in the Bay of Fundy
Pathways to research: Problem-solving
Young researchers can become local heroes for taking on projects that help their friends and neighbors
Posted in Science & Society, Teaching Science
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New dangers from bird flu
U.S. government asks scientists to keep some secrets about their bird flu research
Posted in Science & Society
Tagged getinvolved
Introducing the 2011 Nobel Prize winners
Scientists awarded big bucks for surprising discoveries about the universe, the human body and crystals
Posted in Science & Society
Tagged getinvolved
Scientist Profile: Leroy Hood
The inventor of the DNA sequencing technique, and Albert Lasker Awardee, embarks on the next big challenge.
Posted in Science & Society
Tagged DNA, DNA sequencing, human genome, Human Genome project
Science fair at the White House
Obama invites young scientists to show their stuff
Posted in Science & Society
Tagged feature
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