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February 12, 2021

The Human Genome Project is 20 years old. What lessons have we learned from it? Plus, the CDC now recommends double-masking as a highly effective method at stopping coronavirus spread. And Science Friday’s Science Diction podcast launches its third season.

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February 5, 2021

Vaccines are being tested against new variants of the coronavirus. Here’s what the latest data are telling us. Plus, ancient cities like Cahokia and Angkor give a new perspective on the rise and fall of urban centers.

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January 8, 2020

What the latest coronavirus variants might mean to efforts to control the pandemic. Plus, researchers are exploring whether reversing changes to gene expression in aging cells can reprogram them to a younger state.

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November 13, 2020

Less than a week after it became clear he was president-elect, Joe Biden has named the members of a coronavirus task force. Plus, Pfizer’s vaccine candidate passes an important test. But there are many questions left to answer. And dog DNA tests have become a popular quarantine pastime.

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