Hunger effects nearly 15 million people in the United States, yet we rank number one in the world when it comes to food waste. A non-profit called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine is on a mission to take what would become food waste and use it to feed the hungry. Through their web app, restaurants, hotels, and catering companies can offer excess food for volunteers to pick up and bring to homeless shelters. So far, Rescuing Leftover Cusine has saved over 1.7 million pounds of food and has helped serve 1.5 million meals.
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A Skin Graft Cures Cocaine Cravings (in Mice)
A CRISPR skin graft looks like a promising way to deliver gene therapy.
A CRISPR skin graft looks like a promising way to deliver gene therapy.
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Meet the 380 Trillion Viruses inside Your Body
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AI Could Replace Chemical Testing on Animals
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AI Could Replace Chemical Testing on Animals
Scientists have developed software that could save one billion dollars (and two million animals) each year.
Scientists have developed software that could save one billion dollars (and two million animals) each year.
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Does CRISPR Cause Cancer?
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Does CRISPR Cause Cancer?
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Why Don't We Believe Extreme Weather Forecasts?
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Research shows people don't take extreme weather predictions seriously. And don't take the necessary precautions as a result.
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The New Space Race
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Fleets of small satellites can gather far more accurate and timely data than conventional satellites. And investors are taking notice.
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An incredible medical breakthrough, Google ups the ante, and the SpaceX Mars rocket. These are our favorite stories of the week.
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Could Your Brain Regenerate Like Skin?
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Could Your Brain Regenerate Like Skin?
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Brain regeneration used to be considered a medical fantasy. But research shows that fantasy could eventually become a reality.