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LIFE SCIENCE
Investigations into the intersection of science and humanity.
Take Two Hookworms and Call Me in the Morning We spent decades trying to eradicate hookworm. Whoops?
A Model Body In the 19th century, doctors and artists worked together. Should they again in the 21st?
A Tear The smell of women's tears turns off men. What other smelly signs are we sending?
Getting the Green Light Scientists have used gene therapy to correct color blindness in monkeys. Will humans now see the light?
Aging Stressfully Stop stressing over your age — research shows it only speeds up the process!
Experimental Nonfiction I'm often fascinated by scientists' intelligence, but I'm always impressed by their confidence.
A Sense of Loss Ever heard how you can't eat just one chip? You might soon be able to blame biology!
Wintry Mix New research reveals why winter is chock full of such discontent.
A Hairy Predicament Siberians once threw lice on visitors to show love. After getting lice myself, I can say Siberians had a weird definition of love.
Got Gout? Once the "disease of kings," gout is back with a vengeance.
Smell Ya Later? We can measure eyesight and hearing. So why not smell?
The Sweet Smell of Species Success Our noses don't like the smell of BO, but maybe our brains do.
Now Just Relax... Meditators always thought happiness could be learned. Now scientists are agreeing.
Losing My Mind My terrible memory makes me worry I have Alzheimer's. Luckily hints are emerging as to what exactly that means.
D Day If vitamin D is something everyone takes for granted, why are we talking about rickets in 2008?
The Mosquito and the Itch Mosquito bites make us feel itchy. But scratching one may actually be an emotional response.
The Oily Truth The connection between ibuprofen and olive oil may finally end the healthy diet debate.
Night Terrors Chronic sleep loss leads to bad decisions, obesity, and disease. An argument for the nap.
Beauty Secrets There's Classical beauty. And then there's Make Me a Supermodel.
Allergic Response Why twice as many people now suffer from allergies, and why that won't change any time soon.
What's Your Doomsday? We fear death. So why don't we fear the things that will truly bring it on?
The Blusher Darwin said blushing is the most human of all the expressions. He was obviously not a chronic blusher.
Trans Phat At home, our columnist normally denies her deep-seated junk food urges. In Denmark, she didn't have to. How a McDonald's in Copenhagen is better than one in the U.S.