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Germantown cafe owners turn tragedy into triumph
A business owner’s work is never done, especially if that business is under a year old. Desmin and Jania Daniels, the proprie ...
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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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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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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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A robot’s emerging role in rehab
Dr. Michelle Johnson takes us inside her rehabilitation and robotics lab at Penn Medicine to show us how robots can assist stroke victims ...
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Documenting climate change through art
Artist and photographer Diane Burko uses art to depict what scientists struggle to explain about climate change. Artist and ...
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How to get involved in citizen science this spring
If you’re interested in counting critters, measuring rain and seeking out cherry blossoms, these projects are for you. As ev ...
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Outreach groups ‘hit the pavement’ as health insurance deadline nears
With the March 31 enrollment deadline approaching, government leaders and health advocates are pulling out all sorts of tricks to get the ...
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This week in science: Big Bang breakthrough, ancient moss and heart tissue that beats
The Scientist’s Kerry Grens updates us on big news from the cosmology field and explains new efforts to create tissue that mimics t ...
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What lies ahead for Trenton, post-Tony Mack?
Interim mayor George Muschal was brought in to fill out the term of former mayor Tony Mack, ousted last month following his corruption co ...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Laker and Ruderman on their new book, ‘Busted’
The Philadelphia Daily News won its first ever Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 2010. The Tainted Justice series exposed ext ...
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ListenVaccines made from plants could be coming to a pharmacy near you
NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller talks with Dr. Henry Daniell, Professor of Biochemistry and Pathology at Penn Dental Medicine, about D ...
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Is corned beef and cabbage really standard Irish fare? One expert says — not so much
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day — a feast day providing a 24 hour respite from lenten restrictions on drinking alcohol ...
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What to know about organ transplants in the Philadelphia region
The Pulse’s Maiken Scott and Taunya English discuss lingering myths surrounding the organ transplant system—and some possible fix ...
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Waiting for a kidney and ‘freedom’ from the dialysis chair
Imagine waiting seven years for a call that could promise new life. About 6,000 people in the Philadelphia tri-state area ar ...
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