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feature stories, fall 2004

feature: star power

star power

With our zippy new telescope, we'll zero in on the southern sky.

feature: the chemist and his chalk

the chemist and his chalk

For Bob Parr, the lab is a blackboard chock-full of ideas.

feature: branching out

branching out

Why some of our best minds are stuck on mucus.

feature: team tendon

team tendon

These ex-jocks want to grow some new tissue to fix what you've torn.

feature: when the needles went to china

when the needles went to china

After a perfect storm hit the textile industry, a mill town lost more than its jobs.

feature: when does school start?

when does school start?

Earlier than you might think.

feature: seeing things jack's way

seeing things jack's way

Helping science get the picture.

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