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Environmental DNA – how a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic — David Duffy and Jessica Alice Farrell

Imagine discovering an animal species you thought had gone extinct was still living – without laying eyes on it. Such was the case with the Brazilian frog species Megaelosia bocainensis.

Prolonged brain dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors: A pandemic in its own right? — Chris Robinson

One in three survivors of COVID-19, those more commonly referred to as COVID-19 long-haulers, suffered from neurologic or psychiatric disability six months after infection, a recent landmark study of more than 200,000 post-COVID-19 patients showed.

Infrastructure? Or jobs? Controversy over name of Biden proposal highlights long tradition in politics — Angela Bradbery

President Joe Biden caught flak this month when he released his infrastructure plan and named it the American Jobs Plan. Republicans said he was being misleading by stretching the definition of “infrastructure,” and they questioned his claims about the number of jobs the proposal would create.

Misunderstanding addiction breeds despair and suffering – and, for alleged Atlanta shooter, violence — Trysh Travis

When a man claiming to suffer from the disease of sex addiction found that “comprehensive and fully integrated treatment” at a Christian recovery center could not cure him, he decided to try another approach: eliminating the women he believed were a “temptation” aggravating his problem.

3 ways employers could help fight vaccine skepticism – especially among Republicans — Rita Men

Ending the pandemic depends on achieving herd immunity, estimated at 70% or even 80% to 90% of a population. With some 30% of Americans telling pollsters they have no interest in getting vaccinated, that’s cutting it a bit close.

Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and death — Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf and Jason von Meding

Can a butterfly in Chicago cause a tornado in Hong Kong? A metaphorical concept called the “butterfly effect” describes the sensitivity of a system to minor changes.

Why it’s a big surprise that the African leadership prize went to Niger’s Issoufou — Sebastian Elischer

The president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has been awarded the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.

Dementia patients are at greater risk for COVID-19, particularly African Americans and people with vascular dementia — Michael S. Jaffee and Steven DeKosky

New research is shedding light on how dementia can increase people’s risk for developing COVID-19, particularly among two groups: African...

Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in — Laken Brooks

What do witches have to do with your favorite beer? When I pose this question to students in my American literature and culture classes, I receive stunned silence or nervous laughs.

How the Texas electricity system produced low-cost power but left residents out in the cold — Theodore J. Kury

Americans often take electricity for granted – until the lights go out. The recent cold wave and storm in Texas have placed considerable focus on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, the nonprofit corporation that manages the flow of electricity to more than 26 million Texans.

How new voters and Black women transformed Georgia’s politics — Theodore J. Kury

In July 1964, Georgia restaurateur Lester Maddox violated the newly passed Civil Rights Act by refusing to serve three Black Georgia Tech students at his Pickrick Restaurant in Atlanta.

‘Early warning’ systems in schools can be dangerous in the hands of law enforcement F. Chris Curran

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are getting lower grades and inconsistently attending classes.
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