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People at a recent 76ers game in Philadelphia swabbed the bottoms of their shoes and the surfaces of their cell phones to help gather microbe data for the Earth Microbe Biome Map project. (Kimberly Paynter/for The Pulse)
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Mapping microbes across the globe

Microbes. Most of us are generally aware that these micro-organisms are all around us, but only the malevolent kind seem to make it into ...

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3 science stories not to miss: Saturn’s moon, stressed-out DNA, and Italian violins

The Scientist’s Kerry Grens updates us on a discovery on Saturn’s moon, new research correlating stress with telomere length ...

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Dougherty says his sense of humor is a good coping skill.  (Jeanette Woods for The Pulse)
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A good sense of humor helps in coping with epilepsy

In this week’s Patient Files, epilepsy advocate Dan Dougherty talks about the need for a light heart when dealing with a heavy diag ...

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In the world of instant communication, some doctors add Skype to the mix

Instant communication with your doctor sounds convenient, but could it be destructive to practicing good medicine? Some boutique m ...

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The Pulse – April 4, 2014

We all want our doctors to be sharp as a tack, laser accurate, and confident enough to trust themselves with our lives. But we also want ...

Air Date: April 4, 2014

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Linda Hines-Gordon (left) and Amelia Breyre recently completed Penn's LEAPP program
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A lesson in the ‘patient experience:’ Program requires med students to follow patients over time

A medical student learns about chronic health issues through the lens of a patient in an 18-month intensive course requirement at the Uni ...

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Brooklyn artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh created the series Stop Telling Women to Smile
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Local activists call for an end to street harassment

Have you been the target of whistles and catcalls by strangers on the street?  You’ll want to hear how these artists and activ ...

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Simon A. Levin
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Princeton professor wins prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

Professor Simon Levin, explains his work aimed at understanding and, hopefully, preserving delicate environment. What does math ha ...

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Cardiologist Daniel Mascarenhas says life saving items like pacemakers cost $6
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One doctor’s mission to recycle pacemakers for patients in India

A Pennsylvania doctor is turning medical trash into life-saving gold. It’s not every day that I discuss the best way to evad ...

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Mohammadreza Hojat Ph.D. discusses teaching empathy to medical students at Jefferson Medical School. (Nathaniel Hamilton/For Newsworks)
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Bedside manner matters, but maintaining physicians’ empathy levels requires some TLC

What do patients want from physicians? Skills? A laser-sharp brain? A steady hand? Sure. But – they want something else, too.  ...

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A researcher holds a brown bat that she is rehabilitating. (AP file Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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This Week in Science: The loudest bat gets the worm and surprising reproductive abilities of naked mole rats

Pulse contributor Bethany Brookshire shares the latest findings on bat calls and milk production among naked mole rats.    ...

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The Pulse – March 28, 2014

 Allow us to reintroduce ourselves… This week on The Pulse, we r ...

Air Date: March 28, 2014

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What can our genes tell us about our health risks?

A look at precision medicine and how genetics and genomics play a key role in understanding our health.  Some doctors now exa ...

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Exploring the reality and promise of genetic testing

Randy Scott, CEO of Invitae, which offers genetic tests through physicians, speaks with The Pulse’s Taunya English about the promis ...

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Graduate student Bahareh Jalali places tissue specimen onto Villanova University’s high-speed imaging cryomicroscope. (Photo courtesy of Paul Crane/Villanova University)
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Is freezing the key to preserving engineered organs and tissues?

Villanova’s Jens Karlsson tells us about his work trying to determine the best methods for freezing tissues and human organs.  ...

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