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Mapping our cells

September/October 2018

Aviv Regev is cochairing a massive effort to catalogue human cells. Biology will never be the same.

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The cartographer of cells
Aviv Regev helped pioneer single-cell genomics. Now she’s cochairing a massive effort to map the trillions of cells in the human body. Biology will never be the same.
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A slice of lab life
Grad student Colin Buss experiments with a technique that could help rein in an overachieving white blood cell.
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Engineering lunch
MIT’s “Spyce Boys” bring robotics to the kitchen to deliver fast food that’s both healthy and cheap.
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The computational future awaits
Computational thinking and the tools of machine learning will soon be as fundamental as math competence.
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Super suit
“Coat of air” could help divers stay warm in icy waters.
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