In the summer of 1960, doctors extracted “crimson sludge” from 6-year-old Barbara Lowry’s bones and gave it to her twin. That surgery, one of the first successful bone marrow transplants, belied the ...

Imagine listening to your favorite song and swaying your body uncontrollably to the rhythm. There is an expression for this sensation, and it is fitting: You can feel the music in your bones. As it ...