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As the population ages, robots are poised to offer a helping hand, a leg up, and a pep for your step.
This Is Not a Drill
Bay Area public health officers had prepared all their lives for the possibility of a pandemic. That didn’t make their decisions any easier.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Last Time Pandemic Came to Campus, a Dozen Students Died
What happened in 1918.
by Sam Scott
‘He Changed the Face of Stanford’
A tribute to Stanford’s eighth president, Donald Kennedy.
by Kelli Anderson
Flipping Burgers
Can plant-based ‘meat’ replace the real thing, or is that just an impossible dream?
by Melinda Sacks
View Finder
Once a year, photographers from across the university vie for the best shots on Earth. The reward comes with the territory.
by Melina Walling
The Ear Artist
Plastic surgeon Sheryl Lewin constructs ears for children who were born without.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Young Blood and the Search for Biological Immortality
If you put young blood into old mice, they—and their cells—will appear biologically younger. Harnessing this to remedy the ills of human aging while avoiding premature commercialization is the puzzle of a lifetime.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
On Lockdown, from Milan
‘Imagine that in 10 days you’re likely to be faced with the same situation.’
