The beauty of branes
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Harvard University physicist Lisa Randall's offered novel ways to think about gravity, branes and extra dimensions through the papers submitted in 1999. Randall is collaborating with Andreas Karch of the University of Washington, investigating some of the cosmological implications of branes and extra dimensions.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
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Hot ants
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Saharan silver ants rush out of their burrows when the heat reaches 45 degrees Celsius to eat the remains of other insects that have died in the heat. Rushing from their holes at the hottest time of the day helps the ants avoid a lizard that retires about midday.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
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Lethal cascade: a model for the neurologic damage found in AIDS
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Virologist Howard E. Gendelman and his colleagues have contributed research that furthers understanding about how the HIV virus damages the brains of as many as 60% of people with AIDS.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
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