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Doc, got anything to make me immortal?
They're working on it, and the average life span just went up another 72 days. Here's a survey of some current scientific approaches to reversing aging.
Robert Fortner
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Once again, it's 'Apocalypse Now' in Southeast Asia
A decisive battle in the global malaria war is taking place in Cambodia, with Gates Foundation funds critical for the counterattack.
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A peek at aviation's future
At the Oshkosh Air Show, the future was not exactly imminent, but in drones, spaceships, and scramjets you could get a picture
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The Google-Microsoft slugfest
It's Bing versus Chrome in the endless cycle of capitalist vengeance
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In cancer research, high risk is the new black
Following the Gates Foundation’s lead on global health, many critics fault play-it-safe research for the failed war against cancer. Will upping the dose of risk in research bring about new cures?