Not even one percent of the US population has served in the military, but the return of veterans from war has a ripple effect far greater than that...
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April 22, 2013
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome and every day, biomedical scientists are working to usher in a new era of...
Fact:
Gecko feet are covered with nano-size hairs that exploit intermolecular forces, allowing the lizards to stick firmly to surfaces. By replicating this nanoscale topography, MIT scientists have developed an adhesive that can seal wounds or patch a hole caused by a stomach ulcer. The adhesive is elastic, waterproof, and made of material that breaks down as the injury heals.
—Ernst & Young
