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Since The 1960s, Researchers Track Perry Preschool Project Participants

5:48am May 23, 2019

by Shankar Vedantam

For decades, researchers have followed the participants of a 1960's preschool program. They found a range of social and economic benefits, and not just for the participants in the program.

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About two years ago, Alphonso Evans went to the hospital for what he thought was just another bladder infection and ended up in intensive care. In an effort to combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists have created "living antibiotics" made of vir

Scientists Modify Viruses With CRISPR To Create New Weapon Against Superbugs

8:49pm May 22, 2019

by Rob Stein

Superbugs are bacteria that can beat modern medicine's most powerful drugs. So doctors are racing to find new ways to fight back.

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Allen Institute in Seattle has produced a visualization of human cell division.

Computerized Model Reveals Details Of How Human Cells Divide

11:15am May 22, 2019

by Richard Harris

The nonprofit Allen Institute in Seattle has produced a visualization of human cell division that promises to be useful for professional scientists and curious amateurs alike.

News Brief: Impeaching Trump, Iran Threat, CRISPR Modified Viruses

7:29am May 22, 2019

House Democrats meet to decide whether to move forward with impeaching the president. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are briefed on the threat Iran poses. And, the latest on genetically modified viruses.

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Can CBD Reduce Cravings And Stress In Opioid Users?

4:23pm May 21, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

Researchers wanted to know if CBD can help people who are former opioid users resist relapse. Their double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial suggests CBD can help reduce stress and cravings.

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Wildlife Tourism And Other Dangers Facing Our Most Coveted Species

1:32pm May 21, 2019

What's behind those cute selfies with wild animals?

Studying active volcanoes can be dangerous. Which is why a group of 40 scientists and engineers from all over the world came together to simulate volcanic blasts. What they're learning will help them at a real eruption.

To Safely Study Volcanoes, Scientists Bring The Blast To Them

1:31pm May 21, 2019

Studying active volcanoes can be dangerous, which is why a group of scientists from around the world came together to simulate volcanic blasts. What they're learning will help them at a real eruption.

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Scientists Introduce New Kilogram On World Metrology Day

7:43am May 21, 2019

After 130 years, the kilogram has been redefined. The new standard is based on the fundamental laws of physics and is much more accurate.

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Pain is a complex mix of ouch and emotion.

How The Brain Shapes Pain And Links Ouch With Emotion

10:35am May 20, 2019

by Jon Hamilton

Pain is more than an unpleasant sensation. When pain signals reach the brain, they interact with areas involved in thinking, memory and emotion.

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Rich Isaacson, seen in his backyard in Pentagon City, Va., wrote his thesis on gravitational waves and says he always thought their existence would be proved sometime during his career. But he didn't realize that trying to see them would become his career

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Billion-Dollar Gamble: How A 'Singular Hero' Helped Start A New Field In Physics

12:20pm May 19, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

In the 1970s, Rich Isaacson was presented with what seemed like a crazy idea: using lasers to detect gravitational waves. It became the biggest project the National Science Foundation had ever funded.

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