New York Polio Case Revives Questions About Live Oral Vaccine

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July 25, 2022

Epidemiology New York Polio Case Revives Questions About Live Oral Vaccine An unvaccinated person became infected with the virus, which can be traced to a live, weakened virus commonly used in the oral polio vaccine abroad By William Petri,The Conversation US

Engineering How to Make Sure Wildfire Shelters Save Firefighters' Lives Fiery tests can assess new prototypes of portable shelters, the last line of defense for wildland firefighters By Lou Dzierzak

Agriculture Designer Crops of the Future Must Be Better Tailored for Women in Agriculture Nutrition levels and taste should be considered along with traits such as higher yields By Vivian Polar,Matty Demont

Oceans High-Tech Seafloor Mapping Is Finding Surprising Structures Everywhere Giant coral towers, vast reefs and other formations are captivating explorers By Mark Fischetti

Oceans The Mystery of Milky Seas Is Finally Being Solved Scientists are uncovering more about an eerie phenomenon that has bewildered seafarers for centuries By Michelle Nijhuis

Oceans Exploration Is Fundamental to Human Success Discoveries inspire us, give us hope for a better future and pay off generously By The Editors

Policy Canada's Residential Schools Were a Horror Founded to carry out the genocide of Indigenous people, they created conditions that killed thousands of children By Ian Mosby,Erin Millions

Climate Change Extreme Heat Breaks Daily Records across the Northeast Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under heat advisories over the weekend By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Statistics How Florence Nightingale Changed Data Visualization Forever The celebrated nurse improved public health through her groundbreaking use of graphic storytelling By RJ Andrews

FROM THE STORE Revolutions in Science Normally science proceeds in incremental steps, but sometimes a discovery is so profound that it causes a paradigm shift. This eBook is a collection of articles about those kinds of advances, including revolutionary discoveries about the origin of life, theories of learning, formation of the solar system and more. *Editor's Note: Revolutions in Science was originally published as a Collector's Edition. The eBook adaptation contains all of the articles, but some of the artwork has been removed to optimize viewing on mobile devices.

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