Amanda Schaffer is a science and medical columnist for Slate.

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The Best Science Picture Books of 2013 (Including One That Explains Where Babies Really Come From)

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Dec 06, 2013 11:46 AM
The Picture Book That Shows Kids How Evolution Works

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Oct 18, 2013 7:38 AM
Immune System Boosters for the Elderly, Newborns, and Cancer Patients

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May 16, 2013 12:03 PM
Anxiety Doesn’t Make It Harder to Get Pregnant or Have a Healthy Baby

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Feb 20, 2013 7:00 AM
Why Coal Plants Are So Sickening

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Nov 19, 2012 4:00 AM
Should You Go to the Drugstore for Your Shots?

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Oct 17, 2012 8:20 AM
Parents Shouldn’t Panic Over West Nile

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Sept 20, 2012 4:00 AM
Why Are Babies Dying of Old-Fashioned Whooping Cough?

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Sept 05, 2012 2:13 AM
Intersex Babies: Should you Treat their Condition in Utero?

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Aug 15, 2012 4:00 AM
Is the New Olympics Sex Test Fair?

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July 25, 2012 7:30 AM
The Placenta Is Not a War Zone

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Oct 21, 2011 7:11 AM
Did Human Pregnancy Evolve Because of Rogue DNA?

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Sept 30, 2011 7:21 AM
Telomere tests: the buzzy new DNA analyses that claim to reveal how “old” our bodies really are.

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July 28, 2011 11:50 AM
Probiotics: the pros and cons.

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July 20, 2011 7:06 AM
Folic acid is great for pregnant women—in the recommended doses.

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April 26, 2011 12:37 PM
Do women feel colder than men?

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Jan 31, 2011 10:12 AM
Ovulating Woman Seeks Better Science

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Jan 19, 2011 8:22 AM
Thalidomide’s comeback.

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Jan 10, 2011 6:53 AM
An easy way to boost women’s scores in physics.

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Nov 29, 2010 3:58 PM
Siddhartha Mukherjee has a powerful new metaphor in Emperor of All Maladies.

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Nov 08, 2010 6:50 AM