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DAILY DOSE: Americans’ Trust in Federal Public Health Continues to Fall
Americans’ Trust in Federal Public Health Continues to Fall: Two new national polls show declining American confidence in federal health institutions and public health leaders. An Annenberg Public Policy Center survey found 61% of adults trust the CDC and NIH to provide reliable public health information, while 59% trust the FDA—down from 71%, 74%, and…
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CONVERSATIONS WITH JOANNA MASEL: On the Evolutionary Origins of Amino Acids and Rewriting Life’s Code.
In a new study that rewrites part of life’s earliest evolutionary narrative, researchers have used cutting-edge phylogenetic techniques to infer the sequence in which amino acids were added to the genetic code—tracing all the way back to the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA). By analyzing a vast number of ancient protein sequences, the team identified…
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Conversations with Bertie Gregory: Discovering how amazing penguins don’t read scripts.
Bertie Gregory’s “Secrets of the Penguins” reveals surprising behaviors and emotional depth of penguins through immersive wildlife storytelling.