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A 291-day-old retina. Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which could help accelerate efforts to cure colorblindness and lead to new treatments for diseases. (Johns Hopkins University)
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Science

Human retinas grown in a dish reveal origin of color vision

It takes up to a year to turn a batch of immature retinal cells into a functioning organoid.

8 years ago

A monarch butterfly in Cape May, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Mark Garland)
Down the Shore
Community

Monarch butterfly migration season heats up in Cape May

Like clockwork, the monarch butterfly migration season along the Jersey Shore is heating up.

8 years ago

Claudia Copley begins
 her work collecting insects and spiders on Mt. Whitford, British Columbia. Copley manages the entomology collection at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. (Molly Segal)
The Pulse
Science

Discovery science didn’t end with Darwin

In remote British Columbia, biologists document species that have adapted to the cold. The goal: create a baseline for the region before climate shifts change the ecosystem.

8 years ago

Listen 11:33
A blue button jellyfish. (By Adityamadhav83 [CC BY-SA 3.0  (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons)
Down the Shore
Community

‘Blue button’ jellyfish make rare Shore appearance

Hurricane Florence may be long gone but the storm's presence is still being felt at the Jersey Shore. 

8 years ago

Naegleria fowleri. (CDC image)
Down the Shore
Community

Feds probe Texas surf resort after N.J. surfer dies from ‘brain-eating amoeba’

A surf resort in Central Texas has voluntarily closed pending test results into what is commonly referred to as a "brain-eating amoeba."

8 years ago

An artist's reconstruction of Ledumahadi mafube, which means
NPR
Science

Bones reveal the Brontosaurus had an older, massive cousin in South Africa

The newly discovered dinosaur, Ledumahadi mafube, translates to "a giant thunderclap at dawn."

8 years ago

A conservative think tank said that the Health and Human Services announcement doesn't go far enough and that Secretary Alex Azar
NPR
Science

Health and Human Services says it’s reviewing use of fetal tissue for research

The Department of Health and Human Services says it is reviewing all medical research involving human fetal tissue.

8 years ago

A stock image of a Portuguese Man-O-War. (Shutterstock photo)
Down the Shore
Community

Another Portuguese man-of-war influx on Shore beaches likely due to Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence, responsible for an historic deluge over the Carolinas and spurring catastrophic flooding, is likely to blame for another Portuguese man-of-war influx.

8 years ago

Immature human eggs (pink) were created by Japanese researchers using stem cells that were derived from blood cells. (Saitou Lab)
NPR
Science

Scientists create immature human eggs from stem cells

A team of Japanese scientists turned human blood cells into stem cells, which they then transformed into very immature human eggs.

8 years ago

A
NPR
Science

WATCH: ‘Superpod’ of dolphins seen racing off California coast

We know what we'll be doing this weekend: turning up the sound and watching this video on repeat.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Science

Aroused: how hormones control us

Guest: Randi Hutter Epstein We blame a lot on our hormones – weight gain, sex drive, sleep loss, mood swings, i ...

Air Date: September 3, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Arcinella cornuta was included in a new study of fossil and extant bivalves and gastropods in the Atlantic Ocean. Researchers found that laziness might be a fruitful strategy for species survival. (Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life / University of Kansas)
NPR
Science

Survival of the sluggish: Scientists find an upside to a low metabolism

8 years ago

Patient Aaron Reid receives (CAR) T-cell therapy at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. The process took five minutes to complete. (Pearl Mak/NPR)
NPR
Science

Scientists race to improve ‘living drugs’ to fight cancer

The engineered cells are made by extracting T cells — a key part of the immune system -- from each patient's blood and then genetically modifying them in the lab.

8 years ago

A study published Wednesday suggests men who wear briefs — tight-fitting underwear — have sperm counts that are, on average, 17 percent lower than men who wear boxers.
(Michael Cogliantry/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Boxers or briefs? experts disagree over tight underwear’s effect on male fertility

If you've ever seen someone with testicles get kicked in the groin, then you probably know that male genitals — aren't actually that tough.

8 years ago

A cluster of rotaviruses. The image is from a transmission electron micrograph and has been colored. (Dr. Gopal Murti/Science Source)
NPR
Health

Scientists discover the secret weapon of stomach viruses

Researchers have discovered why some stomach bugs hit us so hard — and spread so fast.

8 years ago

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