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Selective Testing

Does Big Pharma stand to gain the most from new genetic tests for drug therapy?

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The Sounds of Science

Computer-generated music moves out of the lab

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Life After the Death of Jazz

The sound you hear over the bellyaching of purists is jazz’s fresh new blend

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Sea-Crossed Lovers

The story of a mixed Turkish-Greek romance builds a bridge across the Aegean

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