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Full Circle Moments: Activism and Advancements in HIV Medications

In 2021, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS set a goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. For years, activists advocated for quicker development of HIV medications, and their work influenced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies that remain in place today. Now, four years away from 2030, emerging HIV therapies are bringing the world closer to that goal. 

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Science of Everything: Microwavable Plastics

It’s been on your mind all day — that leftover pasta that’s waiting for you in the fridge. You get home right as your stomach starts rumbling. It’s dinner time. But wait, all your plates are in the dishwasher, and you can’t wait until the cycle finishes; you’re hungry now. You can microwave your food in the takeout container, right? What’s the worst that could happen?

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Science of Everything: Goosebumps

You’re watching a scary movie. All of a sudden, you notice the eerie, tense silence that can only precede a jump scare. Every muscle is taut, you cover your eyes (to varying degrees of success), and then you feel the hairs on the back of your neck and all over your body raise in anticipation.

R.L. Stein, you’ve done it again.

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