A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not randomly but more frequently where it is needed to prevent disease, fundamentally challenging the notion that evolution is driven by random mutations and tying the results to a new theory that, for the first time, offers a new concept for how mutations arise.

Months of upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have undercut the agency’s work, employees said, and put the future of vaccines into doubt.

The wordsmith and cultural historian debunks common myths about English, recommends the smartest writing about words, and says apostrophes are “orthographic squiggles” not worth fighting for.

Far from being isolated outsiders, conspiracy theorists enjoy thriving communities that recruit and organise activism.

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Part III of Reading the MAHA Report so You Don't Have to

Part II of Reading the MAHA Report so You Don't Have to

Part I: In the Beginning

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Senate Bill 37 would create a state office to investigate complaints against universities and require governing boards to ensure courses don’t endorse certain ideologies.

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying increases in both birth rates and infant mortality in states that implemented complete or six-week abortion bans.

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