Genetics

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In 2013, Ning Zeng came across a very old, and ultimately very important, log. He and his colleagues were digging

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This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic heat

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Heat deaths in the United States are on the rise. But how bad will it be 20, 30 or 40