Science
DNA & Me
October 10, 2011
A personalized genetic test at Camden’s Coriell Institute started with a tube of saliva and ended with some surprising results....
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Kids’ gastrointestinal problems can be tough to diagnose. That’s where pediatric specialists step in....
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Medicinal marijuana is now legal in New Jersey, but many of the state’s doctors remain perplexed about how to prescribe the drug. Will Jersey’s strict regulations limit the impact of pot for those patients who need it most? ...
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Researchers are piecing together the intricate puzzle behind a devastating disease that afflicts more than 5 million Americans. Theories abound, but treatment remains elusive.
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Flower Power
July 11, 2011
Orchids, among the world’s most exotic blooms, are mostly tropical, but some hardy species grow wild in New Jersey—including the object of the author’s obsession, the bizarre pink lady’s slipper. ...
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A Q&A with Charles Liu, a professor of astrophysics whose The Handy Astronomy Answer Book is very popular among children. ...
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Jersey-Grown System Tracks Underwater Threats
June 13, 2011
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed and built a system that tracks underwater threats to public safety. ...
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Psst! Wanna buy some raw milk? Many Jersey families do—but they get the unpasteurized stuff out of state, where its sale is legal. Is it healthful or dangerous? Even Trenton has joined the debate....
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Don’t Bug Me!
May 9, 2011
As the summer travel season heats up, here are some tips to avoid the nagging bedbugs problem infesting nearby metropolitan areas. ...
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A Bay Head-based marine biologist and artist creates a 40-foot-long concrete and steel horseshoe crab for the state Department of Environmental Protection's artificial reef program. ...
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Lyme Time
April 11, 2011
As the weather heats up, so does the risk of Lyme disease—and the controversy surrounding diagnosis and treatment. ...
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The Tastemakers
January 17, 2011
In their top-secret New Jersey labs, flavorists concoct the taste sensations (natural and otherwise) for which the world clamors. ...
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Brownouts Loom as Demand Outpaces Supply
December 13, 2010
Brownouts could loom for New Jersey as our growing demand outpaces the existing supply....
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A new, environmentally sensitive pattern of land use would replace sprawl with rejuvenation of our cities and towns. ...
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Motherlode of Invention
November 15, 2010
Leave it to the Garden State to make everyone’s life better....
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Medicine’s Master Sleuths
October 11, 2010
Infectious-disease specialists solve the tough cases that leave others baffled....
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Living on the Fault Line
June 15, 2010
A major earthquake isn’t likely here, but if it comes, watch out....
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Back To Nature
May 7, 2010
Piping plovers, horseshoe crabs, least terns, and red knots are among the rarities awaiting New Jersey ecotourists....
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Tracking Jersey’s Dinosaurs
April 12, 2010
An early trove for paleontologists, the Garden State remains
rife with opportunities for fossil hunters....
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WNBC’s Janice Huff: Wild About Weather
March 15, 2010
WNBC News meteorologist Janice Huff sits down for a Q&A about all things weather, and life in New Jersey....
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