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CRISPR gene-editing therapy has shown great potential to treat and even cure diseases, but scientists are now discovering how it can be used to prevent them as well. A team of researchers found a way to edit a single gene in a mosquito that prevented it from transmitting malaria, according to a paper published in Nature. These genetically modified mosquitos …

8. “Obesity and lack of exercise — even think about joints, knees, and hips. Think of fractures. Sleep apnea. High blood pressure. Think about how it feels for your heart to work hard to pull all that extra weight around your middle. And no, it’s not the same for muscular people, who don’t lug around 200 extra pounds around their …

Can Texas Democrats Stop the Redistricting By ‘Breaking Quorum’?  Democracy Docket ‘Science just isn’t there yet’ to predict severity of storms that caused deadly Texas flooding, meteorologist says  ABC News At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame  The New York Times Texas flooding unpredictable, unmanageable, state emergency management chief says  The Hill Texas Official Blames Forecasts for Delayed Floods Response  The Wall …

Cardiologists Are Begging People To Stop Doing This One Thing ASAP To Help Prevent Blood Clots  AOL.com Source link

Cardiologists Are Begging People To Stop Doing This One Thing ASAP To Help Prevent Blood Clots  originally appeared on Parade. According to the National Blood Clot Alliance, approximately 274 people die every day from blood clots. Recent research also suggests that there are over 900,000 blood clot cases per year. For most people, the thought of getting a blood clot …

A Black college student shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law enforcement officers during a traffic stop faces a long recovery from injuries that include a concussion and a lip punctured by one of his teeth, his lawyers said on Wednesday. At a news conference in Jacksonville, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr spoke softly as …

How Do I Tell My Rich Friends to Stop Talking About Fleeing the Country?  The New York Times Source link

Police in Jacksonville, Florida are investigating a “viral” video in which an officer is seen punching a male driver in the face during a traffic stop. Footage that began circulating on social media over the weekend showed William McNeil Jr. staring at the camera on Feb. 19 as an officer is seen smashing his driver’s side window and demanding that …

The results are in — and they’re not good.  An unscientific poll commissioned by Gov. Jared Polis on his proposal to build a pedestrian walkway across Lincoln Street in front of the Colorado Capitol revealed that 94% of participants opposed the idea. Just 4% said they supported it and 2% said they were a “maybe” on the plan, which was …

A rendering shows a preliminary design for the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway, a planned bridge connecting the Colorado State Capitol to Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park. Courtesy of Studio Gang Gov. Jared Polis says the state of Colorado will absolutely not build a pedestrian bridge over Lincoln Street, between the Capitol and Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park. Polis first floated the idea …