– Manuscript – Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections. The research is part of an effort to study human brain development and diseases affecting this most complex of organs. Dr. Sergiu Pasca of Stanford University in California was the lead writer of a study describing the work. It … [Read more...] about To Study Disease, Scientists Put Human Brain Cells into Rats
Archives for November 2022
New Exhibits at Reopened National Air and Space Museum
– Manuscript – The popular National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has partly reopened. The museum had been closed for almost seven months. It now has eight new exhibitions, hundreds of new artifacts, and 50 digital interactive exhibits. Among the exhibits are The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age and Exploring the Planets. The museum built … [Read more...] about New Exhibits at Reopened National Air and Space Museum
Wild Card (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! In many card games, some cards have an unknown value. They are called wild cards. But, what else can "wild card" mean? Wild Card Speaker A: I invited Ralph to our fundraising meeting.Speaker B: Great idea! He's rich! He can help us raise money for our pickleball team.Speaker A: But he's also a wild card. You never know … [Read more...] about Wild Card (Idioms)
US Children’s Hospitals Report Surge in RSV Infection
– Manuscript – Children’s hospitals in parts of the United States are reporting a worrying surge in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The common virus affects the breathing system, usually causing minor sickness like a runny nose and cough. But RSV infections can cause much more serious disease in babies and old people. RSV cases dropped sharply two years ago when … [Read more...] about US Children’s Hospitals Report Surge in RSV Infection
Evolution (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo recently won the Nobel Prize in medicine. Evolution Pääbo created new methods to study the most basic part of some ancient human genes. His research on human evolution shows genetic information from the early humans, Neanderthals, appears in the genes of some modern … [Read more...] about Evolution (News Words)
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