They see each other as scientific equals, even if the prize committee doesn't
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Cracks appear in Kennedy's 'MAHA' coalition as Trump chooses his team As President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team stack the next administration with officials from different backgrounds, what began as an unlikely, diverse alliance — inclusive of everyone from ex-Bernie supporters to vaccine-critical mothers and Joe Rogan listeners — is showing some cracks. Read more. By Isabella Cueto |
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Anthony Tieuli for STAT Inside a Nobel-winning marriage: They see each other as scientific equals, even if the prize committee doesn't "It's obvious to both of us that neither one of us would be even close to accomplishing what we've done if we were separate, without the other," said biologist and Nobel Laureate Victor Ambros. "We feel that we represent a kind of synergy. It just wouldn't work without it. It wouldn't work at all."
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Scientists confront a mystery: Why have U.S. bird flu cases been so mild? For more than two decades, H5N1 — which has been confirmed in nearly 1,000 people, largely in Asia and Egypt — has had a well-earned reputation as a very dangerous pathogen, with a case fatality rate of around 50%, putting it in line with Ebola viruses. In the current U.S. outbreak, none of the human cases is known to have even been hospitalized. How is this possible? Read more. By Helen Branswell In case you missed it |
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