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Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe. Photo by Tom Clynes. Ask the not-so-simple question of one of the world's leading virologists, "What is a virus?" and the reaction is immediate. He sits up in his chair, throws one leg over another. Gesturing emphatically, he takes his visitors through a ...
... do you make of the allegations of what's going on there? We seem to be having some technical problems in Illinois. So, I will ask you -- I will ask you, Kevin, what you think of it, of the situation at Miami. KEVIN BLACKISTONE, University of Maryland: Well, it's ...
... David talked about in Iowa. You are seeing rural areas do better than our urban areas. As -- can you talk a little bit more about -- just ask your question in a little bit of a different way, Jeff, if that's OK, and I want to be able to answer ...
... those who say that, in a shaky national and global economy, the recent commitment to lower government spending in the largest economy on earth is just asking for a world of hurt. And they point to today's bungee jump in the 10-year interest rate -- down to 2.42 ...
... they did quite well. Over the next six years, the economy grew 63 percent. MARGARET WARNER: Before we get into all the alternatives, let me just ask a little bit more about an austerity regime. And, Simon Johnson, how -- if fewer people are working, which is certainly the case in ...
... can pretty much pull it off. I had a few quibbles with it, but it was an absolute trip and experience. JEFFREY BROWN: Let me just ask you about him for a second because he’s such a mystery man. You know, people just know that he makes a movie ...
With the 2012 presidential race in early stages and the political press looking for clues about the mood of the electorate, politics in Wisconsin has become a national story. The battles between new Republican Gov. Scott Walker, Democrats and the public sector unions have laid down markers in a larger ideological fight that has ramifications...
Once a popular treatment for menopause symptoms, hormone-replacement therapy had come under scrutiny for raising the risk of certain diseases, but a new study found a reduced risk of breast cancer and other benefits for some women. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest findings with Dr. Andrea LaCroix, the study's lead author.
What is the difference between the nuclear material in a bomb, versus a reactor? A nuclear reactor works by using the energy that is released when the nucleus of a heavy atom splits. That process is called fission. In reactors, fission occurs when uranium atoms are hit by slow-moving neutrons. Absorbing these excess neutrons sometimes...
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