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William W. Kaufmann, professor emeritus of political science, 90 Posted: 14 Dec 2008 11:00 PM CST William W. Kaufmann, an MIT professor emeritus of political science who was one of the country's leading experts on defense analysis in the nuclear age, passed away Dec. 14. He was 90.

3 Questions: James Poterba on the recession Posted: 14 Dec 2008 11:00 PM CST In this installment of "3 Questions" James Poterba, the Mistui Professor of Economics, discusses the current economic recession and how long it might last.

A plankton-eat-plankton world Posted: 14 Dec 2008 11:00 PM CST MIT researchers have created a microbial ecosystem smaller than a stick of gum that sheds new light on the plankton-eat-plankton world at the bottom of the aquatic food chain. The work may lead to better predictions of marine microbes' influence on climate.

Nanotubes sniff out cancer agents in living cells Posted: 13 Dec 2008 11:00 PM CST MIT engineers have developed carbon nanotubes into sensors for cancer drugs and other DNA-damaging agents inside living cells. The sensors can detect chemotherapy drugs as well as environmental toxins and free radicals that damage DNA.

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