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Inside the Spyware Scandal

Last year, Sony BMG put antipiracy software on their CDs. In so doing, they spied on their own customers and gave hackers the power to access people’s computers. What were they thinking?

Stem Cells Reborn

In the wake of scientific fraud in South Korea, researchers are renewing their race to clone stem cells.

Tiny Toxins

Preliminary studies suggest that some types of nanoparticles might pose a health hazard. That’s bad news for nanotechnology.

Photo Essay

Catching the Flu

As it tests a new way of making vaccines, TechnoVax is targeting the deadly 1918 flu virus.

Demo

Nanocrystal Displays

QD Vision’s Seth Coe-Sullivan is using quantum dots to make vibrant, flexible screens.

Hack

Roomba

A peek at the simple brain and sensors of the autonomous robot phenomenon.

Q&A

George Church

Rewriting the genome.

Reviews

Drug Trials and Error

Conspiracy theories about big pharma would amuse, if they were not a matter of life and death.

Who’s Sorry Now?

Pip Coburn was a star research analyst during the Internet boom. Today, he thinks the entire technology industry has to change.

The Great Transformation

Why are the champions of Reagan’s defense buildup arguing for a smaller, more technological military?

Notebooks

Stem Cell Hope

Cellular reprogramming could make moot the ethical debate surrounding stem cells.

On the Grid

Grid computing is becoming an affordable utility for everyone.

Nitrogen Fix

Richard Schrock describes why finding an elusive catalyst could have a surprising impact on energy consumption.

36 Years Ago in TR

The Elusive Nature of Drug Discovery

Understanding how drugs work has never been easy.

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