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He accidentally created some of the first quantum dots, tiny semiconductors that now power many electronics.He accidentally created some of the first quantum dots, tiny semiconductors that now power many electronics. Read More

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about

A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants.A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants. Read More

A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed.A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed. Read More

The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term.The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term. Read

The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft. Read More

“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said.“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said. Read More

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult.Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult. Read More

Future games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple venues in order to adapt to a changing climate, new research suggests.Future games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple venues in order to adapt to a changing climate, new research suggests. Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules. Read More