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Dave Burbank
Dave Burbank
Food & Agriculture
Our Indispensable Pollinating Bees
Which bees are the top crop pollinators, wild bees or honeybees? The answer, along with other fascinating details about bees, may be surprising.
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Jackie Swift

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On big data, “What individuals are represented in our data sets? Who gets left out or misrepresented?”
Beatrice Jin
Beatrice Jin
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On big data, “What individuals are represented in our data sets? Who gets left out or misrepresented?”
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J. Edward Anthony

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Dave Burbank
Dave Burbank
Chemical Sciences
Plastics, Can’t Get Away from Using Them
If plastics are a mainstay of our lives—even with the negative impact on the environment and our health—new techniques for making them are paramount.
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Jackie Swift

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Dave Burbank
Dave Burbank
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A Deadly Virus Carried by Fruit Bats
Intrigued by how viruses jump from animals to humans, Hector Aguilar-Carreno studies Henipaviruses, which have caused deadly outbreaks of Nipah virus.
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Jackie Swift
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Sandra Greene writes about the history of slavery in West Africa, where warring political communities in previous centuries enslaved their enemies.
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Jackie Swift

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