Science 23 December 2011:
Vol. 334 no. 6063 pp. 1630-1631
DOI: 10.1126/science.334.6063.1630

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In 2012, Science's editors predict that particle physicists will either find the long-sought Higgs boson or prove that it does not exist, at least not with the properties ascribed by the standard theory. Other areas to watch include faster-than-light neutrinos, stem-cell metabolism, genomic epidemiology, efforts to treat intellectual disabilities, and Curiosity's mission to Mars.

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