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Duke anthropologist Brian Hare argues that humans evolved in a way that left us more cooperative and friendlier than our now extinct human cousins, like Neanderthals and Denisovans.

When Public Figures Make Questionable Health Claims, Do People Listen?

President Trump is one of many leaders and entrepreneurs, past and present, who have put forth untested and even potentially dangerous proposals during a health crisis.

Scientist He Jiankui was criticized by colleagues after his claim to have created gene-edited babies became public. Three leading scientific organizations are calling for more controls.

Scientists Say Gene-Edited Babies Claim Is 'Wake-Up Call' For World

U.S. National Academy of Medicine, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and Chinese Academy of Sciences call for international gene-editing standards. Critics blast statement as inadequate.

One of two new baby Weedy Seadragon that were born at Birch Aquarium in San Diego is pictured in this undated photo.

San Diego Aquarium Breeds Rare Weedy Sea Dragon In Captivity

A Southern California aquarium has successfully bred the rare weedy sea dragon, the lesser known cousin of the sea horse that resembles seaweed when floating.

Jasmin John, a NOAA scientist (left), and Carla Camacho of Ocean Discovery Institute, stand in the open-air entry way of the Living Lab, March 26, 2018.

Why This NOAA Scientist Is Temporarily Calling City Heights Home

An upcoming science education center in the San Diego neighborhood will also house a scientist-in-residence.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will make it easier for an experimental plasma to be tried on patients with COVID-19.

FDA Expedites Treatment Of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients With Experimental Plasma

Scientists are rolling out an old-fashioned approach they hope will help treat COVID-19. The treatment involves giving patients plasma from people who have recovered from the virus.

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: John Prine

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Gilead Sciences, maker of the antiviral drug remdesivir, has come up with a price for the COVID-19 treatment that was less than some analysts expected.

Remdesivir Priced At More Than $3,100 For A Course Of Treatment

An experimental COVID-19 medicine that has been shown to shorten the time people with severe illness have to stay in the hospital finally has a price tag that's lower than some analysts expected.

Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps member Bobby Alexiou, 20, wheels out a stretcher outside the home of a potential COVID-positive patient in Teaneck, N.J., after suiting up in a protective suit, donated goggles from the local high school and an N95 mask.

As Deaths Mount, Volunteer EMTs At New Jersey's Coronavirus Epicenter Labor On

The EMT crew on the front lines of one of the hardest hit New Jersey towns is all volunteer. They say calls are getting more intense and more people are dying.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive to speak to members of the U.S. military during an unannounced trip to Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq in 2018.

Trump Has Weaponized Masculinity As President. Here's Why It Matters

Donald Trump's macho messaging has been a big part of his political success. It's even been reflected in some of his policies as president. But campaign opponents are trying to turn it against him.

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