Category: Science and Society
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Searching the Nobel Prize
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By Susan Russo There is a wealth of enjoyment in exploring Nobel Prize information online. There are videos,…
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Growing vegetables in small spaces
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By Guadalupe Astorga One of today’s global issues concerns the supply of fresh food to people in cities.…
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Louise Pearce – An Extraordinary Woman of Medicine
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By Susan Russo In 1913, the Rockefeller Institute appointed its first woman researcher, Louise Pearce, M.D., who worked…
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Twenty-four visits to Stockholm: a concise history of the Rockefeller Nobel Prizes.
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Part XVII: Torsten Wiesel, 1981 Prize in Physiology or Medicine. By Joseph Luna In the late 1950’s, two…
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Neuroscience Night
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By Aileen Marshall March 14 through the 20 was National Brain Awareness Week. In honor of that, the…
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Reflections on the Updated Periodic Table
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By Paul Jeng Where does science live? For me these days, it’s in the fifteen open tabs lagging…
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Zika Virus
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By Aileen Marshall What should you know about the Zika virus? It’s been around for over 50 years,…
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Twenty-four visits to Stockholm: a concise history of the Rockefeller Nobel Prizes.
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Part XVI: David Baltimore, 1975 Prize in Physiology or Medicine. By Joseph Luna On June 19th 1946, a…
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Martin Shkreli: Disease or Symptom?
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By Sarala Kal Hillary Clinton said “he was like the worst bad date you can imagine,” and many…
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Twenty-four visits to Stockholm: a concise history of the Rockefeller Nobel Prizes
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Part XV: Christian de Duve, 1974 Prize in Physiology or Medicine. By Joseph Luna In his two-volume book…