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Francis Galton pioneered scientific advances in many fields – but also founded the racist pseudoscience of eugenics

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 - by Headlines News

A man of genius – but his ideas were not to the benefit of all humankind. Mondadori Portfolio/Hulton Fine Art Collection via Getty Images A popular pseudoscience was leaving its …

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What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 - by David Kennedy Assistant Professor of Biology Penn State

B117, the SARS CoV-2 variant that was first detected in the U.K., has been found to be 30%-80% more transmissible. Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Editor’s note: Two …

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The great polio vaccine mess and the lessons it holds about federal coordination for today’s COVID-19 vaccination effort

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 - by Headlines News

Elementary students initially received polio vaccines at school. PhotoQuest/Archive Photos via Getty Images I nervously fell into a long line of fellow first graders in the gymnasium of St. Louis’ …

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The price of a drug should be based on its therapeutic benefits – not just what the market will bear

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 - by Headlines News

The average price for an orphan drug is more than $150,000 per year. GP Kidd/Cultura/Getty Images The U.S. pharmaceutical industry has innovated in response to the pandemic, providing not only …

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How explainable artificial intelligence can help humans innovate

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 - by Headlines News

Understanding how artificial intelligence algorithms solve problems like the Rubik’s Cube makes AI more useful. Roland Frisch via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has created …

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What is a protein? A biologist explains

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 - by Headlines News

Just 20 amino acids for chains in various combinations to create the thousands of varieties of proteins in our body. David Goodsell/ProteinDatabase, CC BY-SA Editor’s note: Nathan Ahlgren is a …

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Anti-nutrients – they’re part of a normal diet and not as scary as they sound

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 - by Headlines News

These compounds occur naturally in a number of healthy foods, including legumes and whole grains. foodism360/Unsplash, CC BY Maybe you’re trying to eat healthier these days, aiming to get enough …

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Apollo landers, Neil Armstrong’s bootprint and other human artifacts on Moon officially protected by new US law

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 - by Headlines News

These astronaut footprints on the Moon aren’t protected yet. NASA It’s hard to care about bootprints sunk in soil 238,900 miles away as humanity suffers the combined burden of an …

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How does Wi-Fi work? An electrical engineer explains

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 - by Headlines News

The Wi-Fi symbol, like the technology it represents, has become ubiquitous. Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images Though you can’t see them, radio waves are all around you all the time, …

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Some kindergartners are more likely later to be heavy users of online tech, according to new research

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 - by Headlines News

Online activities can squeeze out time for other important parts of growing up. JohnnyGreig/E+ via Getty Images The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big …

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Some kindergartners are more likely to be heavy users of online tech later, according to new research

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 - by Headlines News

Online activities can squeeze out time for other important parts of growing up. JohnnyGreig/E+ via Getty Images The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big …

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