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An artist's rendering shows a needle-like carbon nanotube delivering DNA through the wall of a plant cell. It also may be possible to use this method to inject a gene editing tool called CRISPR to alter a plant's characteristics for breeding.

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Scientists Thread A Nano-Needle To Modify The Genes Of Plants

11:16am March 11, 2019

by Joe Palca

Getting DNA into plant cells is tricky. Researchers have tried using infectious bacteria, as well as gene guns that shoot gold bullets. Then a physicist came up with a new approach almost by accident.

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Teaching Kids To Control Their Anger

8:11am March 10, 2019

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Teaching children to control their emotions, especially anger, is difficult. We look at how another culture accomplishes this and learn about a powerful tool that American parents may be overlooking.

Satellite Photos Show Activity At North Korean Missile Sites

9:30am March 09, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

New photographs from commercial satellites are showing activity at a variety of sites related to North Korea's space and missile programs. It could be a sign the North is preparing a launch.

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Researchers Study Blast Injuries In Veterans

8:21am March 09, 2019

by Fred Thys

Researchers at the Boston VA are finding that exposure to blasts even without concussion can cause structural damage to the brain.

Jonah Reeder prepares a special protein shake that helps him manage a metabolic condition called phenylketonuria.

A Gulp Of Genetically Modified Bacteria Might Someday Treat A Range Of Illnesses

11:57am March 08, 2019

by Rob Stein

Researchers think genetically engineered versions of microbes that can live in humans could help treat some rare genetic disorders and perhaps help with Type 1 diabetes, cirrhosis and cancer.

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Geoffrey Clark of Australian National University holds a bone comb from a tattooing kit found to be approximately 2,700 years old.

Making A Mark: Ancient Tonga Tattoo Tools May Illustrate Birth Of Polynesian Body Art

9:32am March 08, 2019

by Amy Held

Australian researchers used carbon dating to determine the tattoo tools from Tonga are around 2,700 years old.

A rare photo of "type D" killer whales off South Georgia island, located between South America and Antarctica, shows the whales' blunt heads and tiny white eye patches.

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Mysterious Type Of Killer Whale, Sought After For Years, Found In Southern Ocean

9:53pm March 07, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

The notion that there might be some new kind of killer whale emerged in 1955, when photos from New Zealand showed a bunch of unusual-looking whales stranded on a beach.

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This colorized scanning electron micrograph shows human cells in a lab infected with "pink" influenza viruses. As many as 650,000 people each year die from flu, according to the World Health Organization.

An Antibody-Inspired Small Molecule Could Make For A Better Flu Treatment

8:54pm March 07, 2019

by Jonathan Lambert

To outsmart influenza, researchers are leveraging the biological information encoded in infection-fighting antibodies to design new drugs. One attempt neutralizes near-lethal levels of flu in mice.

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Why Partisanship Changes How People React To Noncontroversial Statements

10:07am March 07, 2019

by Shankar Vedantam

New research finds that partisans agree with bumper sticker slogans — unless they are told that those slogans were made by a leader of the opposing party.

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How Much Is Today's HIV Research Centered Around The Search For A Cure?

8:24pm March 05, 2019

For the second time ever, a man's HIV infection has been sent into remission. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rowena Johnston, director of research for the Foundation for AIDS Research.

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