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  Japan's Plutonium Reprocessing Increases the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism
  Article by Charles F Barnaby

  The risks involved in maintaining large stocks of plutonium that can be readily used to fabricate nuclear weapons are...

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  Cooking and Chemistry
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  Chemistry and cooking—at first blush the only thing these two words would appear to have in common is their first letter. But with a moment’s reflection it becomes obvious that chemistry is intertwined with cooking. After all, cooking combines numerous chemicals found in edible...

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  Public or Private, Shelters are Necessary for Tornado Season
  Topic by Nora G Hertel

  Growing up in Indiana, I accepted tornado safety as a reliable sign of spring. Every April in school I practiced drills, lining interior halls and bathrooms with my peers. My older brother experienced a close encounter with a tornado glancing by our elementary school, so I spent my years...

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  The Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima: The Aftermath
  Article by Charles F Barnaby

  The major Asian countries with civil nuclear programmes - China, India and South Korea – have, post-Fukushima, reaffi...

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  The Rise of Tick-Borne Illnesses and Misdiagnosed Cases
  Topic by Erin Luhmann

  After 8 years of testing and nervous system ailments, Jennifer Crystal was diagnosed with Lyme disease. She now had a name for her condition, but was up against a challenging path to recovery. “I was left bedridden, hooked up to an IV, for two years. The co-infections of babesia,...

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  Spare the Genetically Modified Swine
  Topic by Peter Haugen

  Pity the pigs. The pigs must die. Not for bacon's sake. Not for the barbecue pit must they perish. Nor will they become juicy pork-chops for carnivorous Canadians. No these swine—called Enviropigs because of their relatively non-polluting poop—must die because there's no more money for the...

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  The Porous Nature of Concrete As It Relates to Molds
  Article by Rod Danz

  This article defines a novel way to understand why structures are susceptible to the entry of molds. It elucidates th...

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  Alzheimer's Disease: The Demographics of Aging
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  The numbers are sobering. The fastest growing segment of the American population, is the 85 year and older group. There are 6 million now, in less than 40 years, by 2050, projects the National Institute on Aging, that number will more than triple to over 20 million. And that ushers in...

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  Advancing Translational Research Requires Return to Contract Program at NIH
  Article by Robert E Baier

  There is a long-unfulfilled need for instrumentation which allows continuous or even intermittent monitoring of the b...

• 100 Years Ago, Biochemist Funk Was First to Identify a Vitamin
  Topic by Harvey K Black
• The Cost of Dementia in the United States
  Article by Michael Gordon