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Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Brevibacterium linens
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Brevibacterium linens
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Pseudomonas syringae
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Pseudomonas syringae
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Pseudomonas putida
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Pseudomonas putida
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Deinococcus radioduran
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Deinococcus radiodurans
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Streptococcus mutans
Bacteria Working in the Shadows: Streptococcus mutans.
State of Embarrassment — Texas
How textbook changes and talk of secession affect the citizen embarrassment level in Texas.
State of Embarrassment — Tennessee
How battling Obamacare and being highlighted for corruption affect the citizen embarrassment level in Tennessee.
State of Embarrassment — Illinois
How former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and state corruption in general affect the citizen embarrassment level in Illinois.
State of Embarrassment — Virginia
How gun laws, Confederate History Month and a statue of Stalin contribute to the citizen embarrassment level in Virginia.
State of Embarrassment — New York
How rampant corruption, a governor's affair with a prostitute and the fall of "America's Cop" affect the citizen embarrassment level in New York.
State of Embarrassment — Arizona
How immigration laws, a state boycott and a "worst sheriff" honor affect the citizen embarrassment level in Arizona.
State of Embarrassment — California
How a budget deficit, credit crisis and the Governator affect the citizen embarrassment level in California.
Punta Cabras and a Shipwreck
An overturned fishing boat symbolizes the plight of the world's fisheries.
The Limits of Empathy for Outsiders
Two new studies — one sociological, another using brain scans — document and help explain our lack of empathy for perceived outsiders.
Europe Breeding Its Own Financial Cyber-Bloodhounds
Will it give European intelligence agencies access to U.S. banking records?
Wikileaks Illustrates Growing New Source of Unofficial Oversight
The emergence of a video showing pedestrians mowed down in Baghdad by U.S. gunships illustrates how traditional media's watchdog role is being usurped.
Better Parental Involvement Has Policy Implications
While being involved in your children’s lives and studies is intuitively (and statistically) smart, some techniques are better than others.
Mathematician's Model Predicts MLB Divisional Winners
The Yankees look to be the dominant team in baseball for 2010, according to a New Jersey Institute of Technology mathematician (and Mets fan).