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Danger Ahead
Features

Danger Ahead

New tools that enable manipulating DNA herald potential therapies but also pose troubling ethical quandaries. As science speeds forward, voices at Stanford are among those weighing in.

by Mike Antonucci

Seeds of Promise
Features

Seeds of Promise

A former Marine commander, profoundly changed by his experience in Iraq, has launched an effort to end extreme poverty and diminish the recruiting appeal of terrorists. Will it work?

by Robert L. Strauss

Farewells

Woolf Scholar

Ellen Goodrich Hawkes, PhD '75

by Julie Muller Mitchell

Farewells

Energy Scientist

Richard Freeman "Dick" Post, PhD '51

by Maggie Ryan

Marine Ecologist
Farewells

Marine Ecologist

Raphael David Sagarin, '94

by Mike Vangel

The Dish

The Dish

Ghosts of Mascots Past
Departments

Ghosts of Mascots Past

Respect over nostalgia

by Adrienne Keene

Treasure Keeper
Departments

Treasure Keeper

History's heroine in NYC

by Constance Casey