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- ↑ Ferris, Timothy; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2001). The best American science writing 2001. New York: HarperCollins World. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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- ↑ Sacks, Oliver; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2003). The best American science writing 2003. New York: Ecco. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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- ↑ Gawande, Atul; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2006). The best American science writing 2006. New York: Harper Perennial. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Kolata, Gina Bari; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2007). The best American science writing 2007. New York: Ecco Press. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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- ↑ Angier, Natalie; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2009). The best American science writing, 2009. New York: Harper Perennial. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Groopman, Jerome E; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2010). The best American science writing, 2010. New York: Ecco. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Skloot, Rebecca; Skloot, Floyd; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2011). The best American science writing, 2011. New York: Ecco Press. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Kaku, Michio; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2012). The best American science writing, 2012. New York: Ecco Press. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Groopman, Jerome E; Cohen, Jesse, eds. (2010). The best of the Best American Science Writing. New York: HarperCollins. Retrieved 13 July 2022.