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UN: Gene editing for human reproduction is ‘irresponsible’
A panel convened by the World Health Organization said it would be "irresponsible" for scientists to use gene editing for reproductive purposes, but stopped short on a ban.
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Thousands of dead fish wash up in Shore town
State environmental officials say thousands of dead fish have washed up in a New Jersey shore community.
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Three Mile Island accident was eerily foreshadowed by a Hollywood blockbuster days before
Less than two weeks before the accident at Three Mile Island, a Hollywood thriller depicting the frightening scenario of a disaster at a nuclear plant hit the screens.
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Many guidelines for heart care rely on weak evidence
The new study concludes that only 8.5 percent of the guidelines are backed up by randomized controlled trials.
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Pa. auditor general on climate change: Each disaster is ‘a hit to the state’s taxpayers’
Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale hosted a public hearing to gather input for a special report looking into the state’s response to climate change.
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Air Date: March 16, 2019
Listen 06:43Students in Pa., N.J. skipping class to urge action on climate change
‘What’s the point of preparing for a future if you won’t have one?’ said Philly’s lead organizer, Sabirah Mahmud, 16.
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Japan looks past electric, bets on hydrogen powered cars
Japan has ambitious goals to become the “hydrogen society,” and right now, the focus is on its automakers.
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Animal emotions and what they tell us about ourselves
Primatologist Frans de Waal discusses his new book, "Mama's Last Hug" about wide range of emotions that animals display.and what they tell us about ourselves.
Air Date: March 14, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:58Call for global moratorium on creating gene-edited babies
A group of prominent scientists and bioethicists is calling for a global moratorium on any new attempts to bring gene-edited babies into the world.
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Where will your plastic trash go now that China doesn’t want it?
Last year, China drastically cut back its imports of plastic waste to recycle. Now the U.S. and other wealthy nations must figure out what to do with their discards.
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UN: Environment is deadly, worsening mess, but not hopeless
The Earth is sick with multiple and worsening environmental ills killing millions of people yearly, a new U.N. report says.
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Nuclear watchdog group, citing potential safety issue at Three Mile Island, wants investigation
Three Mile Island Alert is asking federal regulators to analyze what the group calls a “potentially dangerous and risky condition” at Exelon's Three Mile Island plant.
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Pa. AG, Delco DA launch criminal investigation into Sunoco, Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer says the probe into the construction of the Mariner East pipelines "has no legitimate basis."
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The partial meltdown at Three Mile Island left areas of the facility highly radioactive and inaccessible to humans. Along came a young group of researchers and robots.
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