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Biologist and environmentalist Paul Ehrlich has died
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An expert in African studies, he was also a leader in faculty governance.
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High-resolution look inside living cells now possible without fluorescence
A microscope developed at Stanford can reveal the interaction of nanostructures inside living cells at the highest resolution yet, about 120 nanometers, without the use of fluorescent labels. The technology could lead to a host...
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