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February 23, 2016 Cyber Thieves Hold Hospital's Data for Ransom
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in California paid $17,000 to regain access to their patient digital information and other data held hostage.

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3 min
February 23, 2016 Ball Really Looks Bigger to Better Hitters
Jessica Witt of Colorado State University explains that how well you're performing affects your visual perception of the world around you, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

3 min
February 22, 2016 Ball Really Looks Bigger to Better Hitters
Jessica Witt of Colorado State University explains that how well you're performing affects your visual perception of the world around you, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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4 min
February 20, 2016 HPV Vaccine Needs to Reach Boys, Too
Gypsyamber D’Souza of Johns Hopkins University discussed the rise in HPV-related oral cancer, its connection to oral sex and the risk for men at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
3 min
February 19, 2016 HPV Vaccine Needs to Reach Boys, Too
Gypsyamber D’Souza of Johns Hopkins University discussed the rise in HPV-related oral cancer, its connection to oral sex and the risk for men at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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4 min
February 19, 2016 Mantis Shrimp Shells May Inspire Next-Generation Computer Chips
Mantis shrimp shells contain ultrathin polarizing materials, which could find use in optical computer chips. Christopher Intagliata reports.
2 min
February 18, 2016 Mantis Shrimp Shells May Inspire Next-Generation Computer Chips
Mantis shrimp shells contain ultrathin polarizing materials, which could find use in optical computer chips. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
February 17, 2016 Opioid Epidemic Gets Treatment Prescription
Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, addressed ways to deal with the U.S. opioid epidemic at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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4 min
February 16, 2016 Elephant Ivory DNA Reveals Poaching Hotspots
Almost all the ivory in large stockpiles seized by law enforcement originates in just two locations in Africa, informing authorities about where to focus their resources.

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4 min
February 12, 2016 Gut Microbes Lessen Mice Malarial Malaise
Mice with the right mix of microbes were spared the worst of a malaria infection, possibly via some sort of "booster effect" on the immune system. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min

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Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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