May 2012
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Nanoparticles heated by radio waves switch on...
Helen Shen
Researchers have remotely activated genes inside living animals, a proof of concept that could one day lead to medical procedures in which patients’ genes are triggered on demand.
The work, in which a team used radio waves to switch on engineered insulin-producing genes in mice, is published today in Science1.
Jeffrey Friedman, a molecular geneticist at the Rockefeller University...
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Romney the Bully isn't the issue
This is a lengthy, well researched piece that Romney supporters are likely to instinctively recoil at, and detractors are likely to find superfluous. I’m far less interested in the alleged bullying than I am the narrative arc of Mitt’s life. He has lived in a cocoon of privilege and, not withstanding his own considerable work ethic, it’s not clear that he has the personal...
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WatchThe Daily Show - Victory Lapse
Republicans accuse President Obama of politicizing the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death.
