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CRISPR can help combat the troubling immune response against gene therapy
Introducing healthy genes to replace defective ones is the essence of gene therapy.KTSFotos/Getty ImagesOne of the major challenges facing gene therapy - a way to treat disease by replacing a patient’s...
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Plants might be able to tell us about the location of dead bodies, helping...
Can plants signal to us when they are sick or detect radiation?Sebastian Kopp/EyeEm via Getty ImagesThe notion of plants talking to us about dead people sounds like a bad horror movie. But that’s the...
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Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians' climate change denial
A churchgoer’s thoughts on climate change may not have much to do with Christian teaching.Josep Lago/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. Christians, especially evangelical Christians, identify as...
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Ultraviolet light can make indoor spaces safer during the pandemic – if it's...
Institutions like hospitals and transit systems have been using UV disinfection for years.Sergei Bobylev\TASS via Getty ImagesUltraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant and the SARS-CoV-2...
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More dengue fever and less malaria – mosquito control strategies may need to...
Children run as an agent of the National Institute of Public Hygiene carries out fumigation in the Anyama district of Abidjan,Ivory Coast. SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty ImagesAs it becomes too warm for...
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Does ignoring robocalls make them stop? Here's what we learned from getting...
New research aims to give phone companies tools to help curb robocalls.Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaMore...
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Live bacteria spray is showing promise in treating childhood eczema
A physician examines a 7-month-old infant with eczema. BSIP/UIG Via Getty ImagesHere’s a shorthand way to think of my research: Using bugs as drugs may one day bring hope to soaps. Patients with atopic...
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Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered
Vote count machines are just one target of hackers looking to disrupt US elections.AP Photo/Ben MargotEditor’s note: Journalist Bob Woodward reports in his new book, “Rage,” that the NSA and CIA have...
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When someone dies, what happens to the body?
When a life ends, those who remain deal with the body.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesUpwards of 2.8 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university...
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To be a great innovator, learn to embrace and thrive in uncertainty
Innovators are comfortable dealing with uncertainty. Gremlin/E+ via Getty ImagesMadam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was America’s first female self-made millionaire. She pioneered a line of hair...
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Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled...
Pulverized ancient bone can provide DNA to scientists for analysis.Xin Xu Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, CC BY-NDThe very first human beings originally emerged in Africa...
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Faked videos shore up false beliefs about Biden's mental health
Joe Biden faces a disinformation campaign promulgating the false notion that he is in cognitive decline.Gage Skidmore/Flickr, CC BY-SAFrom Ronald Reagan in 1984 to Bob Dole in 1996 and even Hillary...
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American society teaches everyone to be racist – but you can rewrite...
People learn racism from the culture that surrounds them and media they consume, but that doesn't need to be the end of the story. Gavriil Grigorov\TASS via Getty ImagesProgress toward a more just and...
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COVID-19 vaccines: Open source licensing could keep Big Pharma from making...
How many vaccines will be needed to vaccinate the world against COVID-19?Tetra Images/Getty ImagesAn international, multi-billion-dollar race is underway to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, and progress is...
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The detection of phosphine in Venus' clouds is a big deal – here's how we can...
A radar mosaic image of Venus.NASA.govOn Sept. 14, 2020, a new planet was added to the list of potentially habitable worlds in the Solar System: Venus. Phosphine, a toxic gas made up of one phosphorus...
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Scientists don't share their findings for fun – they want their research to...
Scientists talk about their research because they want their expertise to guide real-world decisions.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic...
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SARS-CoV-2 infection can block pain, opening up unexpected new possibilities...
The spike protein on SARS-CoV-2 interferes with pain perception. SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty ImagesImagine being infected with a deadly virus that makes you impervious to pain. By...
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How can smoke from West Coast fires cause red sunsets in New York?
A red hazy sunset over Indiana caused by wildfire smoke from the Western U.S. SOPA Images/LightRocket va Getty ImagesIf you are one of the millions of people in the Midwest and Eastern U.S. who turned...
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Tips for living online – lessons from six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Life online isn't ideal, but it is manageable.Alistair Berg/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesValentine’s Day was sweet, spring break was fun, then… boom! COVID-19. Stay-at-home orders, workplace...
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How and when will we know that a COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective?
How much longer must society wait for a vaccine?ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/Getty ImagesWith COVID-19 vaccines currently in the final phase of study, you’ve probably been wondering how the FDA will decide if a...
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