The Genetics of Language
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Researchers are starting to explain the genetic code that gives humans the gift of gab.
By Jon Cohen
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The global culture of valuable, fresh thinking.
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The rectilinear glass box has become a relic of the predigital past.
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A fully implantable hearing aid in clinical trials shows promise.
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Norman Borlaug, who saved the world once already, is needed again.
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The English band Radiohead is messing with the business of music.
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A new company makes a modular electronic device.
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Politics continue to complicate energy policy.
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