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Rats are the world's best land mine hunters

Danika Fears

May 30, 2017 |

New York Post |

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Response Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh

In countries like Cambodia, Angola, and Mozambique, rats are saving lives by detecting untriggered land mines. An international nonprofit, Apopo, provides funding a training and works with local organizations to operate at the local level. The rats are light enough that they don’t trigger the explosives and can cover up to 2,000 square feet in just 20 minutes – something that would take a human up to four days to complete.

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Threatened Species? Science to the (Genetic) Rescue!

Laura Poppick

April 27, 2017 |

Smithsonian |

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Response Location: United States, Richmond, Indiana

As climate change, human encroachment, and habitat loss increasingly threaten the existence of numerous species around the world, some scientists are turning to a controversial and complex method to try and bring populations back from the brink. Genetic rescue is the method of reintroducing biodiversity into the reproductive pool of an endangered species - either by relocating individuals from one area to another or even directly editing their genetic material - and has been successful in preventing the extension of animals like the Florida panther and prairie chicken.

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Test-tube chicken meat unveiled to allow vegetarians to eat poultry

Sarah Knapton

March 15, 2017 |

The Telegraph |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

Is meat created from animal stem cells actually considered meat? These scientists think so, and have successfully created such a product. Their successful creation of "test-tube chicken and duck" aims to benefit the environment by cutting down on battery farming.

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Seeds of Commerce: Saving Native Plants in the Heart of Appalachia

Nancy Averett

March 02, 2017 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

As climate change continues to threaten the survival of native plants species and the health of the eco-systems they support, the North Carolina Arboretum’s Germplasm Repository is taking a clever new approach to the preservation of native plant seeds: pushing to capitalize on their commercial value. Plant physiologists like Joe-Ann McCoy know that the best method for saving many species may also create jobs and boost local economies, when businesses start leveraging the medicinal uses of native plants for products like herbal supplements.

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One Weight-Loss Approach Fits All? No, Not Even Close

Gina Kolata

December 12, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Losing weight is a struggle for many people and research has shown that one diet does not fit all, some people lose weight on a diet while others gain. For obese individuals, the way to lose weight may be highly personalized and involve a specific diet type, counting calories, or one of many different medications.

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How to Beat Dengue and Zika: Add a Microbe to Mosquitoes

Ed Yong

August 08, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: Australia, Cairns

The dengue virus is spread by mosquito and infects 400 million people every year with no vaccine or successful treatment. Scientists have started to inject mosquitoes with a bacteria they have found to stop the virus to prevent and control the spread of dengue. Trials have shown success in Australia, so the project is in the process of scaling to other countries that have dengue more widespread, and new experiments will begin on whether it can effectively stop the spread of the Zika virus.

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Schools nurture students' agriculture interests

Stephanie Anderson Witmer

July 30, 2016 |

USA Today |

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Response Location: United States, Millersville, Pennsylvania

The Agriculture Education program at Penn Manor High school aims to teach about career paths as a farmer or within the larger agricultural industry. This type of high school education is part of a larger national trend to use agricultural education to teach STEM skills and better equip students to enter a technology- and innovation-based agriculture sector.

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The Man Who Can Map the Chemicals All Over Your Body

Paul Tullis

June 07, 2016 |

Scientific American |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

One scientist, dared to take a risk, and go where no one else had: mass-spectrometry imaging of microbes and chemicals. These images tell scientists how microbes communicate with each other, the environment, and humans. The benefits of this new technology could have far reaching benefits.

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Researchers around the world are learning from indigenous communities. Here's why that's a good thing.

Benjamin Goldfarb

May 31, 2016 |

Ensia |

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Response Location: Canada, Sahtú Region, Northwest Territories

In the Northwestern Territories of Canada, wildlife biologists received unfavorable critiques from indigenous communities for how they were going about with their caribou studies. By forming relationships with the indigenous peoples, they were able to change their approach and learn from the local communities about what was already working.

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Autism's full spectrum

Amy Yee

May 04, 2016 |

Spectrum News |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Minority families often miss out on treatment or get left out of research — an ethical failure. New projects are illuminating autism’s diverse shades and aim to provide care to all members of society.

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