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MARCH 2020

THE SCIENTIST THE-SCIENTIST.COM VOLUME 34 NUMBER 03

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Zombie Hunt

For decades, senescent cells were ignored.

Now, as evidence mounts that they drive

age-related disease, researchers are trying to

find ways to kill them.

BY KATARINA ZIMMER

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Skeleton Forests

Along the US Atlantic Coast, rising seas

are pushing saltwater farther inland,

killing cedars, elms, and pines. The dead

trees are just a symptom of a much bigger

problem.

BY ASHLEY YEAGER

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The Great Escape

Genes that avoid X inactivation have

roles in cancer and autoimmune disease.

BY AMBER DANCE

ON THE COVER:© SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY, ASHLEY COOPER