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HealthSon’s diabetes diagnosis sent scientist on quest for cure
Decades later, Doug Melton and team are testing treatment that could make insulin shots obsolete
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Nation & WorldYouth gun deaths rise in states that relaxed laws
Study compares child mortality rates before and after 2010 Supreme Court ruling
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HealthYoung researcher’s ALS attack plan is now a no-go
Career award among casualties of ‘terrifying’ cuts affecting lab of David Sinclair
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Science & TechScience that gives humans more say over their destinies
David Liu’s gene-editing technologies demonstrate game-changing potential in two recent cases
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Arts & CultureWhat good is writing anyway?
Scholars across range of disciplines weigh in on value of the activity amid rise of generative AI systems
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Science & TechWhy are you cursing?
Steven Pinker breaks down the history of taboo words, different categories of swearing, and the meaning conveyed by a bleep
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Science & TechStrange galactic facts
Test the limits of your cosmic IQ by taking our quiz based on Harvard astronomy research
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Campus & CommunityTo boldly go
Class of ’25 heads for new frontiers
Part of the Commencement 2025 series 
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