Nearly $53 Billion in Federal Funding Could Revive the U.S. Computer Chip Industry

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August 08, 2022

Politics Nearly $53 Billion in Federal Funding Could Revive the U.S. Computer Chip Industry The CHIPS and Science Act aims to support domestic semiconductor production, new high-tech jobs and scientific research—even NASA By Sophie Bushwick

Climate Change Senate Passes Historic Climate Bill--Here's What Comes Next The Senate's passage of a monumental climate bill comes after decades of legislative defeats, but it is still an early step in drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions By Benjamin Storrow,E&E News

Physiology Scientists Revive Human Retinas after Death Restoring eye tissue postmortem could pave the way for reviving other types of brain tissue By Tanya Lewis

Public Health 6 Questions About Monkeypox Vaccines A virologist explains how they work, who can get them and how well they prevent infection By Maureen Ferran,The Conversation US

Animals Spiders Seem to Have REM-like Sleep and May Even Dream Jumping spiders have REM-like twitches when they sleep, suggesting dreams may be much more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously realized By Betsy Mason

Psychology Why COVID Makes So Many of Us Feel Guilty Making decisions off complex information is frustrating and stressful, but a change in mindset can help By Lynn Bufka

Pharmaceuticals What Is Paxlovid Rebound, and How Common Is It? President Biden is part of a minority of people who have experienced Paxlovid rebound, but experts say the drug should still be prescribed for those who need it By Fionna M. D. Samuels

Diabetes Diabetes Screening Standards in the U.S. Miss the Disease in Many People of Color Risks for Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans start at lower weights and younger ages than risks for white people By Claudia Wallis

Oceans How the Ocean Sustains Complex Life Detailed data about a host of physical and chemical forces are shaping a new view of the sea By Mark Fischetti,Kelly J. Benoit-Bird,Skye Morét,Jen Christiansen

Public Health The Monkeypox Outbreak What the virus is, how it spreads, and how it is being handled: here's what you need to know about monkeypox

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