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August 2021

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Failed HIV vaccine trial marks another setback for the field

A J&J vaccine only offered hints of protection in women in five sub-Saharan Africa countries…
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2021-08-31 12:45

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One-third of Sun-like stars may have eaten their planets

Study could aid hunt for Earth-like worlds…
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2021-08-30 07:15

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COVID-19’s origins still uncertain, U.S. intelligence agencies conclude

Agencies agree China didn’t know about virus until outbreak, but give different weight to “lab leak” versus natural spillover…
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2021-08-27 11:45

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Maine’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ marks a big win for some scientists

Researchers have urged regulators to take new approach to nonstick compounds…
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2021-08-27 10:50

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Tiny diamond mirrors could smooth out already revolutionary x-ray lasers

Ambitious recycling scheme would make giant accelerator-driven machines work more like ordinary lasers…
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2021-08-27 10:15

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Unethical? Unnecessary? The COVID-19 vaccine booster debate intensifies

As United States reveals its plan to offer an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine, equity and scientific questions abound…
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2021-08-27 07:05

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Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but no infection parties, please

Israelis who had an infection were more protected against the Delta coronavirus variant than those who had an already highly effective COVID-19 vaccine…
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2021-08-26 14:00

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Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but vaccination remains vital

Israelis who had an infection were more protected against the Delta coronavirus variant than those who had an already highly effective COVID-19 vaccine…
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2021-08-26 14:00

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Amid pandemic disruptions, grad students push to unionize

Students at the universities of New Mexico, California, and Vermont are among those currently organizing…
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2021-08-26 09:30

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Thanks to a bit of diamond smashing, practical room-temperature superconductivity could be close to reality

While some scientists challenge a room-temperature superconductor that debuted last year, others are trying to make successors that work at ambient pressure…
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2021-08-26 08:00

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New insights into endometriosis, predicting RNA folding, and the surprising career of the spirometer

On this week’s show: New insights into the genetics of endometriosis, using machine learning to predict RNA folding, our latest race and science book interview…
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2021-08-26 08:00

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Russia’s Sputnik V protects against severe COVID-19 from Delta variant, study shows

Two shots offer 81% protection from hospitalization and prevent lung injury, data from St. Petersburg suggest…
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2021-08-26 07:50

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Booster shot of J&J vaccine raises antibody levels, company says

Unpublished data suggest second shot could help fight COVID-19…
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2021-08-25 18:40

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Antibiotic resistance has spread to the deep, dark forest, bear teeth reveal

Bears in Sweden encountered the drugs hundreds of kilometers from civilization…
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2021-08-25 17:00

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Inflammation gene may be possible drug target for endometriosis

Advance offers potential nonhormonal way to treat mysterious, complex disease…
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2021-08-25 08:00

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New WHO group aims to improve efforts to find pathogen origins

The World Health Organization’s Maria Van Kerkhove on the hunt for COVID-19 origins and what’s next…
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2021-08-25 08:00

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These wasp nests give off one of the most powerful green glows in the animal kingdom

Scientists can only speculate as to why the animals evolved such bright cocoons…
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2021-08-24 13:01

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High in the Colorado Rockies, scientists launch search for causes of western water woes

New study of snow, ice, and rain aims to improve Colorado River flow forecasts…
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2021-08-24 11:00

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Fraudulent data raise questions about superstar honesty researcher

Dan Ariely denies fabricating data, but can’t produce records to clear his name…
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2021-08-24 10:10

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MIT and HHMI fire prominent biologist for sexual harassment

David Sabatini’s ouster follows probe by an outside law firm…
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2021-08-21 09:16

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HHMI fires prominent biologist for sexual harassment

After probe by an outside law firm, Sabatini also resigns from Whitehead Institute and MIT says it's reviewing his faculty position there.…
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2021-08-21 09:16

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Do Delta ‘breakthroughs’ really mean vaccine protection is waning, and are boosters the answer?

Science sifts through the latest, sometimes murky data on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the coronavirus variant…
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2021-08-20 12:05

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‘I don’t want to die.’ Afghan researchers fear for their safety—and the future of science

Scholars overseas are trying to help colleagues wanting to flee their country after Taliban takeover…
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2021-08-20 09:40

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Researchers revive the dream of a martian habitat in Arizona—in miniature

Thirty years after Biosphere 2 began, sealed greenhouse on its campus will host space-related research…
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2021-08-19 17:30

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How rattlesnakes fool you into thinking they’re right underfoot

Snakes switch to a higher frequency rattle as a threat moves closer…
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2021-08-19 17:00

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Massive volcanoes could cool Earth more in a warming world

Enhanced cooling would still be dwarfed by climate change…
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2021-08-19 10:15

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New SARS-CoV-2 variants have changed the pandemic. What will the virus do next?

The pandemic is giving scientists a unique view of viral evolution in action…
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2021-08-19 08:05

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Baby bats babble, much like human infants

Behavior could shed light on human language learning…
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2021-08-19 08:00

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