As cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes once and only once, or chaos would ensue. How do they do it? Key controls happen well before replication even starts.
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Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
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What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your descendants—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.
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Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we’ll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.
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Evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine.
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Altos Labs is an ambitious new anti-aging company with billions of dollars to back it up.