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Korean kimchi, made of salted and fermented vegetables, contains microbes that contribute to its distinctive taste.

'Cultured': A Look At How Foods Can Help The Microbes Inside Us Thrive

The foods we put in our bodies affect the kinds of bacteria that live and flourish there. A new book explores this collaboration — and the cultures whose dishes maximize the relationship.

Saudi activist Aziza al-Yousef was arrested this week, along with other women's activists. In this March 29, 2014 photo, she drives a car on a highway in Riyadh as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving.

Saudi Women's Activists Arrested Prior To Lifting Of Driving Ban

For years they fought for the right to drive and an end to their country's male guardianship system. This week they were taken into custody by authorities.

Colin Goddard was shot four times, but says he received an outpouring of support as he recovered. He worries about others who didn't get the same kind of support.

The Uninjured Victims Of The Virginia Tech Shootings

Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history, which killed 32 people and wounded many others. Those who survived with no injuries carry emotional scars.

Close up photo of red fox in snow storm, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada.

NATURE: Fox Tales

Stream now or tune in Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2

This did not really happen. Cows' heads did not emerge from the bodies of people newly inoculated against smallpox. But fear of the vaccine was so widespread that it prompted British satirist James Gillray to create this spoof in 1802.

New Book: Vaccines Have Always Had Haters

That's one of the themes in the new book Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity.

An Uber car drives in traffic on 6th Avenue in New York City on July 27. New York City became the first major U.S. city to limit ride-hailing services.

New York City Temporarily Halts More Uber And Lyft Cars On The Road

The New York City Council voted to put new licenses for Uber and Lyft cars on hold for a year to study the services' effect on traffic congestion and look at how drivers are paid.

New Book: Vaccines Have Always Had Haters

That's one of the themes in the new book 'Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity.'

In the Balukhali refugee camp, boys between the ages of seven and 11 play with forfori, homemade toy airplanes.

In Bangladeshi Camps, Rohingya Refugees Try To Move Forward With Their Lives

Hundreds of thousands of refugees languish in the camps. UNICEF estimates that more than half the refugees are children. Some aid groups have warned that these children could become a lost generation.

A Philadelphia police officer holds a package of the overdose antidote naloxone while on patrol in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia in April 2017.

Opioid Antidote Can Save Lives, But Deciding When To Use It Can Be Challenging

Public health officials says it's simple to save the lives of people experiencing an opioid overdose: Give an antidote. But for a bystander, that intervention can be daunting.

Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania, has taken a strong stand on supervised injection sites.

'Come And Arrest Me': Former Pa. Governor Defies Justice Department On Safe Injection

A nonprofit in Philadelphia is making plans to open a supervised drug injection site — which is against the law. Their response to justice department threats of a crackdown? "Bring it on."

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