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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels
In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.
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UC Berkeley |
New inhaled COVID-19 therapeutic blocks viral replication in the lungs
The experimental treatment is effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and could be readily modified to target other RNA viruses.
UC San Francisco |
Reprogramming the brain’s cleaning crew to mop up Alzheimer’s disease
New CRISPR technology puts diseased microglia back on track.
UC Irvine |
When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved
A language scientist explains that talking was never invented but has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years.
UC San Francisco |
Elevated tween screen time linked to disruptive behavior disorders
Social media has strongest tie to conduct disorder.
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