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December 5, 2011
in Science

In Memoriam: Lynn Margulis

December 5, 2011
in Science

Follow @yaleSCIbooks Lynn Margulis, a biologist whose work on the genesis of new types of cells revolutionized our understanding of evolution, died at her home in Amherst, Massachusetts on November 22, after suffering a stroke. The Washington Post called Margulis, who was 73, “a rebel within the realm of science,” pointing

March 22, 2011
in Current Affairs, Science, Technology

Webcrawlers

March 22, 2011
in Current Affairs, Science, Technology

Julie Taymor’s out on Broadway, yellow sac spiders are in at auto dealers. Recently, Henry Fountain at the New York Times explained why scientists are having such a hard time replicating spider silk, the stuff behind Spider-Man’s superpowers and Mazda executives’ fears that the small arachnid stowaway could cause its