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Political psychology: Democrats and Republicans exist on polarized extremes

Washington Post | 
The United States, though politically fractious since its founding, is more polarized than ever, the rhetoric more inflammatory, the rage ...
3 billion years ago, a rock four times the size of Mt. Everest hit Earth. Here’s how this impact kick started the evolution of life

3 billion years ago, a rock four times the size of Mount Everest hit Earth. Here’s how this kickstarted evolution

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When Earth first formed roughly 4.5 billion years ago, lava lakes sizzled under a thick greenhouse atmosphere during the Hadean ...
Wuhan market COVID-19 origins theory reaffirmed in two new papers; lab leak viewed as 'possible' but not 'plausible'

Wuhan market COVID-19 origins theory reaffirmed in two new papers; lab leak viewed as ‘possible’ but not ‘plausible’

Washington Post | 
The coronavirus pandemic began in separate viral spillovers — at least two but perhaps as many as two dozen — ...
Even though Omicron appears to be peaking, booster shots are still critical. Here's why

Even though Omicron appears to be peaking, booster shots are still critical. Here’s why

Washington Post | 
When omicron was first identified in late November and began spreading rapidly in the United States, millions of vaccinated people ...
When will we know for certain the health risks posed by the Omicron variant?

When will we know for certain the health risks posed by the Omicron variant?

Washington Post | 
Over Thanksgiving, [microbiologist Pei-Yong Shi] began engineering a replica of the new variant to test against the antibodies generated by ...
Latest COVID variant Omicron proving ‘formidable, but not unstoppable’

Latest COVID variant Omicron proving ‘formidable, but not unstoppable’

Washington Post | 
A sobering portrait of the omicron variant is emerging from the first burst of laboratory studies on the coronavirus’s latest ...
COVID-19 may have arrived in US as early as December 2019, NIH says

COVID-19 may have arrived in US as early as December 2019, NIH says

Washington Post | 
[A] new report, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, bolsters earlier studies indicating the virus entered the country under ...
Moderna tweaking COVID vaccine to target evasive new variants

Moderna tweaking COVID vaccine to target evasive new variants

Washington Post | 
[A] highly transmissible variant first detected in people who had recently traveled to Brazil was discovered in Minnesota. Moderna, the ...
Early COVID vaccine recipients are reporting numerous side-effects. Believe it or not, that’s great news. Here’s why

Early COVID vaccine recipients are reporting numerous side-effects. Believe it or not, that’s great news. Here’s why

Washington Post | 
Two criteria for a good vaccine are “effective” and “safe.” The coronavirus vaccine technically named BNT162b2 and developed by industry ...
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There is water on the moon!

Washington Post | 
[New] research confirms long-standing theories about the existence of lunar water that could someday enable astronauts to live there for extended periods ...
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The novel coronavirus is a random murderer

Washington Post | 
Six months into a pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 people globally, scientists are still trying to understand the ...
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Infographic: How COVID-19 mutated to infect the world

Washington Post | 
A change in the virus was appearing again and again. This mutation, associated with outbreaks in Europe and New York, ...
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COVID-19 evolving to be less deadly? Experts challenge Italian doctor’s claims

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Has the novel coronavirus in Italy changed in some significant way? That was the suggestion of a top doctor in ...
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The coronavirus isn’t mutating quickly. That could mean a one-time vaccination against it

Washington Post | 
The coronavirus is not mutating significantly as it circulates through the human population, according to scientists who are closely studying ...
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US life expectancy edges upward as cancer death rate drops

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The number of fatal drug overdoses declined for the first time in 28 years, and U.S. life expectancy at birth ticked upward for the ...
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Pentagon DARPA program targeting crop losses could turn insects into ‘easily weaponized’ biological army, critics claim

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The Pentagon is studying whether insects can be enlisted to combat crop loss during agricultural emergencies. The bugs would carry ...
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Can’t remember what happened last night? How alcohol creates blackouts

Washington Post | 
The allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh have a common element of binge drinking, and highlight the ...
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Social science ‘reproducibility crisis’: Only 13 of 21 prestigious studies replicable

Washington Post | 
The “reproducibility crisis” in [social] science is erupting again. A research project attempted to replicate 21 social science experiments published between 2010 and ...
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Deadly breakthrough? Scientists revive cousin of smallpox virus that killed 1 billion people

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Scientists in Canada have used commercially available genetic material to piece together the extinct horsepox virus, a cousin of the ...
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National Academies report draws criticism from anti-GMO groups

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The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The panel . ...
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Gene editing’s biggest challenge: Figuring out what makes us human

Washington Post | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. People in pain write ...

Why people become skeptics of GMOs, vaccines and climate change

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We live in an age when all manner of scientific knowledge—from the safety of fluoride and vaccines to the reality ...

Are genomically recoded organisms needed to keep GMOs on a leash?

Washington Post | 
Let’s talk about the latest news. Last week we reported on two papers in Nature describing breakthrough techniques in modifying ...
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