Discover Magazine | 5 Questions http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future 5 Questions: Five Questions: Turning Microbes Into Micro Refineries http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/05-questions-turning-microbes-into-micro-refineries http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/05-questions-turning-microbes-into-micro-refineries Synthetic biologist Reshma Shetty predicts that we will eventually engineer organisms to grow everything that we manufacture today. Amy Barth http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/05-questions-turning-microbes-into-micro-refineries/key_image Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0500 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0500 Print Article 5 Questions: The Mummy Doctor http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/27-mummy-doctor-frank-ruhli http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/27-mummy-doctor-frank-ruhli Since 2005, Swiss pathologist Frank Rühli has focused on the cause of death for patients who died thousands of years ago. Amy Barth http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/27-mummy-doctor-frank-ruhli/key_image Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:15:00 -0500 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:15:00 -0500 Print Article 5 Questions: From Fossils in Rocks to Stadium Rock http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/05-questions-from-fossils-in-rocks-to-stadium-rock http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/05-questions-from-fossils-in-rocks-to-stadium-rock Gregory Erickson studies the life cycles of dinosaurs and teaches concert-like classes. Andrew Grant http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/05-questions-from-fossils-in-rocks-to-stadium-rock/key_image Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0500 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0500 Print Article 5 Questions: 3 Great Uses of Twitter, According to Cofounder Jack Dorsey http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/03-great-uses-of-twitter-according-cofounder-jack-dorsey http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/03-great-uses-of-twitter-according-cofounder-jack-dorsey 1) Throwing parties 2) Lifeline during a terrorist attack 3) Staying connected with mom Boonsri Dickinson ("@boonspoon" on Twitter) http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/03-great-uses-of-twitter-according-cofounder-jack-dorsey/key_image Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:30:00 -0500 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:30:00 -0500 Print Article 5 Questions: The Finder of the Secret Gorillas http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/12-finder-of-secret-gorillas http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/12-finder-of-secret-gorillas Biologist Emma Stokes protects endangered animals in far-off countries. Boonsri Dickinson http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/12-finder-of-secret-gorillas/key_image Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0500 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0500 Print Article 5 Questions: Are You There, E.T.? It's Me, Maggie http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/03-are-you-there-et-its-me-maggie http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/03-are-you-there-et-its-me-maggie Ever wonder who the scientists are who spend their days searching for Earth-like planets that contain extraterrestrial life? Well, here's one of them, up close and personal. Amy Barth; Photography by David Ellis http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/03-are-you-there-et-its-me-maggie/key_image Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:25:00 -0600 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:25:00 -0600 Print Article 5 Questions: What Can Strippers Tell Us About Evolution? http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/21-what-can-strippers-tell-us-about-evolution http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/21-what-can-strippers-tell-us-about-evolution How has human sexual choice shaped evolution? Psychologist Geoffrey Miller has set out to find out. Here, he answers DISCOVER's questions about his work. Fred Hapgood http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/21-what-can-strippers-tell-us-about-evolution/key_image Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:55:00 -0600 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:55:00 -0600 Print Article