Manioc—also called cassava and yuca—is among the world’s most important crops, originating in South America in the early Holocene. Domestication for its starchy roots involved a near-total shift from sexual to clonal propagation, and almost all manioc … Manioc—also called cassava and yuca—is among the world’s most important crops, originating in South America in the early…
Dr. Marty Makary will testify before the Senate health committee on Thursday. Lawmakers may press him over staff reductions and changes in agency direction on issues like vaccines. Appointments and Executive Changes, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Food and Drug Administration, Makary, Marty, Trump, Donald J, Presidential Transition (US) Dr. Marty Makary will testify before…
A week after terminating thousands of contracts, the administration has sent questionnaires to those programs asking how their work benefits the U.S. national interest. A week after terminating thousands of contracts, the administration has sent questionnaires to those programs asking how their work benefits the U.S. national interest. Foreign Aid, Federal Aid (US), United States Politics and…
The patient tested positive for the infection, but state health officials could not confirm that it was the cause of death. The patient tested positive for the infection, but state health officials could not confirm that it was the cause of death. Disease Rates, Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, Epidemics, Deaths (Fatalities) NYT > Science
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At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas. At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas. United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of…
People in China are expressing alarm at what seems to be an authoritarian turn in the United States, long their role model of democracy, that feels familiar. China, United States, Trump, Donald J, Mao Zedong, Xi Jinping, United States Politics and Government, United States International Relations, Cultural Revolution People in China are expressing alarm at what seems…
The nation’s primary regulator of workplace discrimination has moved to dismiss cases that may run afoul of President Trump’s executive order on gender. Discrimination, Transgender, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Gender, Workplace Environment, Civil Rights and Liberties, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Trump, Donald J The nation’s primary regulator of workplace discrimination has moved to dismiss cases that may…
The loss of early career workers has raised concerns about the impact on the next generation of civil servants. Government Employees, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Youth, Office of Personnel Management The loss of early career workers has raised concerns about the impact on the next generation of civil servants. NYT > Business
Isidora Uribe Silva tried as a teen to promote inclusive spaces for girls, women and disabled people in Chile. She has taken her mission to the U.N. and beyond. Disabilities, Youth, Discrimination, Women and Girls, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, United Nations Women, Roman Catholic Church, Chile, Santiago (Chile) Isidora Uribe…