Discover October 2015

The Science of Aging Well
by Myatt Murphy, Elizabeth Svoboda
Genetic treatments to reverse aging at the cellular level? Diets and exercises that help your mind and body function better longer? It’s not a sales pitch from a life-extension guru — it’s science.

Brewing Better Beer, With Genetics
by Todd Pitock
What happens when genome mapping meets the ancient craft of brewing?

Physics Beyond the Higgs Boson
by Tim Folger
The "God Particle" was just the beginning. The Large Hadron Collider and other accelerators are poised to answer questions about the very fabric of the cosmos.

Using Technology to Find Hidden Graves
by Hannah Hoag
Forensic anthropologist Amy Mundroff has been identifying human remains for years. Now her goal is to make the search for the missing safer and more successful.

The Woman With Knives in Her Neck
by David Casarett
When traditional painkillers fail, is medical marijuana the answer?