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Online Dating Stats Reveal A 'Dataclysm' Of Telling Trends

OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder knows a lot about his site's users. He explains how he uses mass data to explore behavior in his new book Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking).

Multicolor stained micrograph of liver biopsy showing hepatocellular carcinoma. Blue staining depicts collagen fibrosis.

UCSD Protein Research Could Lead To Preventing Liver Damage

The scientists found that the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer, can be inhibited by interfering with a particular inflammatory protein.

Along with sperm, the in vitro procedure adds fresh mitochondria extracted from less mature cells in the same woman's ovaries. The hope is to revitalize older eggs with these extra "batteries." But the FDA still wants proof that the technique works and is safe.

Toronto Infertility Clinic Offers Controversial Treatment

The technique claims to "recharge the batteries" in a woman's eggs using mitochondria from other cells extracted from her ovaries. The clinic's first births are due soon, though other doctors worry.

"Caucus conmigo" ("Caucus with me") signs were a common sight at Clinton events in Nevada.

How Nevada's Entrance Polls Turned Into A Political Fight Over Latinos

The entrance polls said Sanders won Latinos in Nevada by 8 points, but results showed Clinton won Hispanic-heavy precincts. What gives?

A photo of a baby surrounded by strangers in the light of cameras, phones and electronic devices. During the first day of a baby’s life the amount of data generated by humanity is equivalent to 70 times the information contained in the Library of Congress. What will it mean to live in a world where every moment, from birth to death, is digitally chronicled and preserved in a vast cloud based databases, forever?

The Human Face Of Big Data

Airs Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

California Superintendent of Public Instruction candidates Tom Torlakson, left, and Marshall Tuck.

Torlakson Wins Second Term As California Schools Superintendent

Incumbent Tom Torlakson has won the hotly contested race for California's elected superintendent of schools.

A gravestone identifying the resting place of seven unknowns from the USS Oklahoma is shown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. The Pentagon says it will disinter and try to identify the remains of up to 388 unaccounted for sailors and Marines killed when the ship sank in the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Pentagon To Exhume Remains Of Sailors Aboard USS Oklahoma

The ship with 429 sailors and Marines sank Dec. 7, 1941, in the attack on Pearl Harbor; 388 were unidentified. The Pentagon decision, citing scientific advances in DNA testing, marks a reversal.

A glitch in the State Department's visa system has affected people around the world. Many, including athletes, workers and students, have been unable to enter the United States.

State Department Computer Glitch Creates A Visa Nightmare

The problem has had a wide impact, keeping farmworkers, Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes and foreign students from entering the U.S. The agency has 100 experts working on a fix.

How Poor And Disadvantaged Students Will Fare Under The New Education Law

When it comes to the success of students in poverty, UCLA's Pedro Noguera says that "schools can't do it alone."

San Diego Companies Partner On Prenatal Testing

Through a new partnership, the San Diego company behind a leading prenatal test for Down syndrome hopes to offer expectant mothers more information about their pregnancies.

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