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Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

July 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

LONDON (AP) — Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, researchers […]

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Researchers try new ways of preserving more hearts for transplants

July 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Researchers try new ways of preserving more hearts for transplants

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two university hospitals are pioneering new ways to expand lifesaving heart transplants for adults and babies — advances that could help recover would-be heart donations that too often go unused. The new […]

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Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

July 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented snapshot […]

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Trump Admin Agrees to Exempt Global AIDS Relief From Cuts, Urges Allies to Pull Weight

July 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump Admin Agrees to Exempt Global AIDS Relief From Cuts, Urges Allies to Pull Weight

The Trump administration has agreed to exempt a global AIDS-relief program from cuts in the rescissions package before the Senate this week, a senior administration official confirmed to The Daily Signal. The White House is working with other […]

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System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

July 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A drenching weather system moving across Florida on Tuesday wasn’t even a tropical anything but has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves into the northeastern and […]

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Saturday 4/25

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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How many times did John Glenn circle the earth in 1962, when he became the first American in orbit?

On this day in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth—circling the planet three times in just under five hours aboard Friendship 7. The flight was risky, but Glenn's calm focus and NASA's teamwork brought him safely home.

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What is the opening of a camera lens, which controls the amount of light?

Aperture is one of the three sides of the Exposure Triangle, along with shutter speed and ISO. It is the interaction of all three that determines the exposure of an image. Aperture controls the amount of light entering through the lens. Shutter speed dictates the duration of light hitting the sensor.

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Who gave the famous speech, "Give me liberty or give me death"?

"Give me liberty or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to American politician and orator Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.

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Who's the only character is "Peter and the Wolf" represented by a brass instrument?

The wolf is represented by the French horn (brass). Wolves are seen as big, scary animals that are often villains in classic children's stories. The music has a menacing sound that could tie into the wolf lurking or stalking.  The bird is represented by the flute (woodwind family). The cat is represented by the clarinet (woodwind family).

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What band, formed in 1977, was fronted by singer/guitarist Mark Knopfler?

Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and managed by Ed Bicknell.

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