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Soon We Could Have a Detailed Map of Every Cell in the Human Body

The Human Cell Atlas will provide a detailed reference map of the human body's trillions of cells, an undertaking on par with the Human Genome Project in scope. Once completed, the project could revolutionize healthcare by giving doctors and researchers a better way to diagnose and treat diseases.

October 20, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

An Era of Super Crops: How CRISPR Could Help Fight Famine

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There are about 4,000 inherited diseases that are caused by a single broken gene. Thanks to CRISPR, we can begin to fix them. CRISPR can exponentially increase our advances in curing cancer, along with virtually any genetic disorder. Apply the same technology to plants and we can maximize crop output.

October 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Hacking Intelligence: This Company Wants to Put a Computer in Your Brain

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Bryan Johnson just announced that he is going to be investing $100 million to unlock the power of the human brain and make our neural code programmable.

October 20, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Officers Withdrawn from North Dakota Following Arrest of Madison Elected Official

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Madison Common Council Alderperson Rebecca Kemble speaks out after her arrest while working as a legal observer during the growing resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline

October 20, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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October 2016: The Month Political Journalism Died

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On Wednesday evening during the final presidential debate of the campaign, Hell did not freeze over. Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News, where climate denial plays nothing but home games, passed on the final opportunity to ask Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton about climate change.

October 20, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

Ari Berman on Rigging Elections, Dean Baker on the Debt Bogeyman

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This week on CounterSpin: With the presidential election in sight, Donald Trump is now claiming that if he doesn’t win, the thing must be rigged. It’s concerning that his supporters may believe that, but also concerning that others might imagine that the fact that T

October 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Corruption

Chicago Cops Who Broke "Code of Silence" to Report Police Drug Gang Face Deadly Retaliation

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Two Chicago police officers say they have faced retaliation and suffered from PTSD since they blew the whistle on a gang of their fellow cops who were demanding bribes from

October 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Corruption

New York Mayor Apologizes for Police Killing of Mentally Ill Woman, But Will Accountability Follow?

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New Yorkers are protesting yet another fatal police shooting after 66-year-old African American Deborah Danner was killed by a New York Police Department sergeant Tuesday. Danner had mental health issues, including schizophrenia.

October 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Shaun King on Colin Kaepernick: He is Enormously Courageous and Has Sparked a Movement Among Athletes

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Shaun King, Black Lives Matter activist and the senior justice writer for the New York Daily News, discusses NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who continued his protest Sunday against racial

October 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Shaun King: Black Lives Matter is Not a Carbon Copy of Black Panther Party, Our Time is Different

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On the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party, some are comparing the party to the Black Lives Matter movement. We get response from Shaun King, a Black Lives Matter activist

October 21, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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