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Visa Hassles May Discourage International Students

By Cornelia Dean Mar. 3, 2009

When Alena Shkumatava opens the door to the “fish lab” at the Whitehead Institute of MIT, she encounters warm, aquarium-scented air and shelf after shelf of foot-long tanks, each containing one or more zebra fish. She studies the tiny fish in her quest to unravel one of the knottiest problems in biology: how the acting of genes is encouraged or inhibited in cells.

World and Nation

Charting Bird Migrations by Using Tiny Backpacks

By Cornelia Dean Feb. 13, 2009

Birds are famous for airborne speed and endurance. Some have been clocked flying 60 mph or more. Others make annual migrations from Alaska to New Zealand, nonstop.

World and Nation

Presidential Rivals’ Visions Differ on Sparking Innovation

By William J. Broad and Cornelia Dean Oct. 17, 2008

For decades, the United States dominated the technological revolution sweeping the globe. The nation’s science and engineering skills produced vast gains in productivity and wealth, powered its military and made it the de facto world leader.

World and Nation

Researchers Outline Sources Of Damage to Coral Reefs

By Cornelia Dean Feb. 26, 2008

Researchers who studied a string of Pacific Ocean atolls are painting the first detailed picture of pristine coral reefs and how they can be disrupted by people — particularly, they said, by fishing.

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