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on the cover
Rice University scientists are studying
the circadian cycles of certain fruits
and vegetables.
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Dr. Winston's Playbook
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Leland Winston, M.D., has maintained
a lifetime commitment to medicine
and football. On this page:
Winston
carries a football up the stairs of
Rice Stadium.
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Is Your Cabbage Asleep?
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Adventures in plant-based medicine
with doctors and researchers.
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Food Coma
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The truth about turkey and tryptophan.
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A Celebration of Life
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Day of the Dead turns grief on its head.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
20 Spotlight: Molly Hackett LaFauci
23 On the Side
30 TMC Spotlight: Alan Lumsden, M.D.
32 Curated
33 Solutions
34 Field Notes
36 Calendar