Natural
Instinct |
![Natural Instinct](images/issues/v9i1/instinct-thumb.jpg) |
For a quarter-century, the fragility of the environment, whether
natural, constructed, external or internal, has been a consistent
and rather elusive subject in Susan Groce's art. |
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Searching for
Utopia |
![Searching for Utopia](images/issues/v9i1/utopia-thumb.jpg) |
Naomi Jacobs' worldview has been shaped by her research in utopian
studies, a field that has grown from relative obscurity to a broad
examination of philosophy, popular culture, technology,
communication and politics. |
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Healthcare's Rural Realities |
![Healthcare's Rural Realities](images/issues/v9i1/healthcare-thumb.jpg) |
Healthcare practitioners can face ethical dilemmas when
helping rural patients weigh the feasibility of pursuing
high-end treatments in urban areas versus local alternatives
sufficient to sustain their desired quality of life. That's
where biomedical ethicist Jessica Miller can help. |
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The Mighty
Cranberry |
![The Mighty Cranberry](images/issues/v9i1/cranberry-thumb.jpg) |
Food scientist Vivian Wu's research on cranberries is part of the
ongoing fight to keep humans safe from food-borne illnesses. |
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Traceable
Bombs |
![Traceable Bombs](images/issues/v9i1/bombs-thumb.jpg) |
Engineers Paul Millard and Mauricio Pereira da Cunha are developing
biological taggants to enable law enforcement officials
investigating terrorist bombings to determine where the explosive
materials were manufactured. |