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The Energy Department has announced a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar and wind energy into 24-hour power. Batteries are increasingly being used to store surplus renewable energy so that it can be used later, during times when there is no sunlight or wind. The department says the projects will protect more communities from blackouts and make energy more reliable and affordable. “Long-duration battery storage is like a rainy-day savings account for energy storage,” said Jodie Lutkenhaus, professor of chemical engineering at Texas A&M University. This one is led by the California Energy Commission in collaboration with Faraday Microgrids.

Persons: ”, Christopher Rahn, “, Jodie Lutkenhaus, ” Lutkenhaus, Amanda Smith, Faraday, Rejoule, Infrastructure David Crane, Elisabeth Moyer, ” Rahn Organizations: Energy Department, Pennsylvania State University, Texas, M University, “, Law, Xcel Energy, Energy, Children's, California Energy Commission, Smart Systems, EV, Canada . Energy, Infrastructure, University of Chicago, AP Locations: Lake, American, Minnesota, U.S, California , New York, Hawaii, Becker , Minnesota, Pueblo , Colorado, California's, Madera, Georgia , California, South Carolina, Louisiana, Petaluma , California, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Canada

☆ The pilot of an F-35 that weirdly went missing ended up parachuting into someone's backyard after ejecting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The pilot of the F-35 fighter jet that went missing ejected and landed in the backyard of a South Carolina home. The Associated Press reported that the pilot parachuted safely into the backyard on Sunday. The pilot was forced to eject from the F-35B Lightning II jet during a training mishap. Local news outlet WMBF reported parts of the aircraft were found near Bartells Road in Indiantown, South Carolina. AdvertisementAdvertisementBefore the jet was found, the US military called on help from the public to locate the missing aircraft.

Persons: Jeremy Huggins Organizations: Associated Press, Service, Marine Corps, Charleston International Airport, AP, Emergency, Services, Base, NBC News Locations: South Carolina, Wall, Silicon, pilotless, Charleston, Joint Base, Bartells, Indiantown , South Carolina

☆ James Hoge, Who Led 2 Big City Tabloids, Dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Clyde Haberman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

James Hoge, who was a blue-blooded editor and publisher of blue-collar newspapers in Chicago and New York for a quarter-century and then long guided a leading journal on international relations, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. His son James Patrick Hoge confirmed the death, at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, but did not specify the cause. Mr. Hoge’s death came four weeks after that of his younger brother, Warren, a former foreign correspondent and top editor at The New York Times. Few editors at major American newspapers have been as young as Mr. Hoge was when he rose to the top at The Chicago Sun-Times, a tabloid aimed at a working-class readership. He became the city editor at age 29, editor in chief at 33 and publisher at 44.

Persons: James Hoge, James Patrick Hoge, Hoge’s, Warren, Hoge, “, ” Organizations: Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, The New York Times, The Chicago Sun, Times Locations: Chicago, New York, Manhattan, NewYork

☆ F-35 Jet Is Missing After Pilot Parachutes Free in South Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Rebecca Carballo | More About Rebecca Carballo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Military and government authorities continued a sweeping search on Monday for an F-35 jet that disappeared after a U.S. Marine pilot used an emergency parachute to eject from it on Sunday afternoon in North Charleston, S.C. The pilot, who has not been publicly identified, was in an F-35 from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. He was taken to a local medical center and his condition was stable late Sunday, Jeremy Huggins, a spokesman for Joint Base Charleston, said. Law enforcement teams across the state were also assisting in the search. ”We appreciate the support we’ve received from our mission partners and every organization involved, as integrated teams are searching and preparing for the recovery of the jet,” Joint Base Charleston said.

Persons: Jeremy Huggins, we’ve Organizations: U.S ., Marine Corps Air, Beaufort, Joint Base, Marines, Marine Aircraft Wing, Navy, Civil Air Patrol, Federal Aviation Administration, Law, ” Locations: North Charleston, S.C

☆ Storm-ravaged Libya faces a long road to recovery as humanitarian groups ask for $71 million in aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Dalya Al Masri | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Ahmed Elumami | ReutersStorm Daniel has left Libya, a country grappling with conflict and economic crisis for over a decade, in catastrophe. We need specialized and experienced rescue teams," Mohamed Elkwafi, a volunteer with the Eastern Libyan National Army Security Units in Derna, told CNBC. A man sits on a damaged car, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya, in Derna, Libya September 12, 2023. Libya's reconstructionThe Central Bank of Libya convened an emergency meeting last Thursday to discuss support for the impacted areas. General view of flood water covering the area as a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Al-Mukhaili, Libya September 11, 2023, in this handout picture.

Persons: Ahmed Elumami, Reuters Storm Daniel, Mohamed Elkwafi, Storm Daniel, Moammar Gadhafi, Esam Omran, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Kristalina Georgieva Organizations: Reuters, UN, UNDP, CNBC, World Health Organization, International Organization for, Maxar Technologies, Eastern Libyan National Army Security, Government of National Unity, Fetori, Government of National, Central Bank of, Bank, Monetary Fund, IMF, surveilling Locations: Libya, Derna, Libyan, Soussa, Benghazi, Albayda, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, North Africa, Tripoli, Central Bank of Libya, Africa, surveilling Libya, Mukhaili

☆ Google and the Department of Defense are building an AI-powered microscope to help doctors spot cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Zafar turned to his microscope – a canonically beloved tool in pathology that the doctors rely on to help make their diagnoses. It's an artificial intelligence-powered microscope built by Google and the U.S. Department of Defense. The AI-powered tool is called an Augmented Reality Microscope, or ARM, and Google and the Department of Defense have been quietly working on it for years. When a glass slide is prepared and fixed under the microscope, the AI is able to outline where cancer is located. For many smaller health systems, digitization is not yet worth the hassle.

Persons: Niels Olson, Nadeem Zafar, Zafar, Zafar's, Mitre Ashley Capoot, Mitre, it's, Ashley Capoot, CNBC Patrick Minot, Minot, Olson, It's, Aashima Gupta, Gupta Organizations: Microscope, U.S . Department of Defense, Google, CNBC, ARM, Department of Defense, Mitre, Minot, Defense Innovation Unit, U.S . Navy, Naval, Naval Medical Center Locations: Seattle, Mitre, Washington ,, DIU, Guam, U.S, Micronesia, San Diego, Mountain View , California

☆ 2 Charged With Murder in Day Care Death of 1-Year-Old
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Maria Cramer | More About Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All three children showed symptoms of opioid exposure, the police said. Image Zoila Dominici with her 1-year-old son, Nicholas Feliz Dominici. Another 2-year-old-boy, who had left the small ground-floor day care center shortly after noon, was taken to a hospital after his mother noticed an unusual lethargy had replaced a toddler’s normal energy. “This crisis is real, and it is a real wake‑up call for individuals who have opioids or fentanyl in their homes,” Mayor Adams said. “The mere contact is deadly for an adult and it’s extremely deadly for a child.”

Persons: Nicholas Feliz, Nicholas, Joseph E, Kenny, —, Eric Adams, Ashwin Vasan, Mayor Adams, ” Organizations: Montefiore Medical, Police Locations: .

☆ A pilot training in one of America's most expensive weapons systems ejected over South Carolina. Officials can't find the F-35 he was flying.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A pilot ejected from his F-35B Lightning II jet following a "mishap" during a Sunday training flight. While the pilot was unharmed, the jet was lost and has not yet been recovered by officials. The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program is the DOD's most expensive at $1.7 trillion. The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program is the Department of Defense's most expensive weapon system program, according to the US Government Accountability Office. The US Air Force deployed F-35s to NATO's front line to patrol for Russian missiles following the invasion of Ukraine.

Organizations: Service, Marine Corps, Joint, Marine Fighter Attack Training, 2nd Marine Aircraft, United States Marine Corps, Corps, Joint Base Charleston, Marine Corps Air, Beaufort, Lockheed, US Air Force, Russian, AIM Locations: Wall, Silicon, South Carolina, South Kenwood, North Charleston, Ukraine

Fewer than half of rural hospitals now have maternity units, prompting government officials and families to scramble for answers. The closures have worsened so-called “maternity care deserts" — counties with no hospitals or birth centers that offer obstetric care and no OB providers. Ultimately, doctors and researchers say, having fewer hospital maternity units makes having babies less safe. “It feels like you’re held in a way.”Some states and communities are taking steps to create more freestanding birth centers. It was a novel and “innovative” idea to request federal nurses to boost staffing at a rural maternity unit, Wyden’s office said.

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☆ An FDA advisory group confirmed some popular decongestants are ineffective. Now what do we do?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

It is safe to use, but an independent advisory committee to the FDA agreed Tuesday that it is ineffective in pill form. But before then, there are things you can do at home to help relieve your symptoms, he said. Warm compresses, hot showers and hydrationNoses like to be hydrated and warm, Brodner said. But steam from a hot shower or a warm compress placed over your nose can also heat things up nicely. That runny nose will help drain mucus from your sinuses — and hopefully flush out whatever is irritating it, Brodner said.

Persons: ”, David C, “ You’ll, ” Phenylephrine, Brodner, guaifenesin, Richard J, Harvey, Shanna Miko, you’re, ” Brodner, Stephen Rennard, Larson, Rennard, “ Organizations: CNN, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Macquarie University, Epidemic Intelligence, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center Locations: Boynton Beach , Florida, Omaha

☆ 1-Year-Old Boy Dies at Bronx Day Care, Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Erin Nolan | More About Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A 1-year-old boy died at a Bronx day care on Friday and three other children were hospitalized under circumstances that were under investigation, officials said. Emergency medical workers responded to a 911 call requesting help for the children at 2707 Morris Avenue in the Bronx at around 2:45 p.m., officials said. They were met outside by two people who the emergency workers believed to be working at the day care, officials said. A 2-year-old boy was taken to Bronx Health Care systems and was also in stable condition, the police said. After the children were removed from the day care, Fire Department units tested the premises for environmental hazards and found no evidence of carbon monoxide, officials said.

Organizations: Montefiore Medical Center, Health Care, Fire Department Locations: Bronx

The nationwide online poll, which concluded on Thursday, showed that almost 30% of respondents were very interested in getting the vaccine and another 24% were somewhat interested. U.S. public health officials earlier this week recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech (22UAy.DE) and Moderna (MRNA.O) that target a recently circulating Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Almost 42% said they were mainly interested in getting the vaccine to reduce their risk of severe illness. During the last revaccination campaign, when most Americas had either already had the COVID virus or been previously vaccinated, only around 56.5 million people got the updated booster shots, CDC data shows. The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and nationwide between Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, gathering responses from 4,413 U.S. adults.

Persons: Adam Berman, Michelle Chester, Ron DeSantis, Jesse Goodman, Ahmed Aboulenein, Jason Lange, Michael Erman, Jennifer Rigby, Scott Malone, Leslie Adler Organizations: Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, Reuters, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Pfizer, Moderna, Republicans, Republican, Wednesday, Georgetown University, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Thomson Locations: Long, New Hyde Park , New York, WASHINGTON, United States, ., U.S, Americas, Washington, New York, London

CNN —More than 2,000 people in Libya are feared dead in severe flooding, according to a Libyan leader, as Storm Daniel swept through the eastern part of the country. Hamad called on medical personnel and medical assistants to go to the badly affected city of Derna in eastern Libya to provide assistance immediately. The storm brought catastrophic flooding to Greece last week before moving into the Mediterranean and developed into a tropical-like cyclone known as a medicane. The remains of the storm are affecting northern Libya and will slowly head east toward northern Egypt. Rainfall for the next two days could reach 50mm – this region averages less than 10mm across the whole of September.

Persons: Storm Daniel, Osama Hamad, “ Osama Hamad, ” LANA, Hamad, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Libyan News Agency, Crescent, Reuters, Hospitals, Medical, Bayda, Facebook, United Nations, Mission Locations: Libya, Derna, Benghazi, Bayda, Europe, Greece, Pacific, Egypt

☆ How to respond to unsolicited career advice from your parents, according to a Harvard-trained psychologist
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The top two aspirations parents have for their adult children are that their kids are financially independent and that they have jobs they enjoy, according to data from Pew Research Center. A parent's wish for their child to be professionally successful is understandable. It can also lead to some unsolicited advice. Bryant is also a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University and did her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical Center's Victims of Violence Program. Here's how she suggests handling three career-centered conversations that can quickly become frustrating:

Persons: Bryant Organizations: Pew Research Center, American Psychological Association, Pepperdine University, Harvard Medical

☆ Losing Sleep, but Not About Things on the Field
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Scott Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Brusdar Graterol, a right-handed reliever for the Los Angeles Dodgers, will always remember the day he saw his teammate Max Muncy sprinting straight toward one of the greatest moments of his life. Muncy was not attempting to beat out an infield single. And Graterol was not standing on the mound or in the Dodgers’ bullpen. It was April 24, and the moment came in Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Graterol stepped out of the bathroom, saw a man dashing down the hallway, and said to himself, “Oh my God, that’s Muncy over there!

Persons: Brusdar, Max Muncy, Muncy, Graterol, “, that’s Muncy Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers ’, Sinai Medical Center, Dodgers Locations: Los Angeles, Pittsburgh

☆ Harvard-trained psychologist: It's OK if you don't want your parents' opinion on who you date—here's how to tell them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This is especially true when it comes to aspects of life where parents sometimes feel they should have an outsized say, such as who their child is dating. What a person wants in their romantic partner and what their parents believe they should want in a romantic partner are often different. Let's say, for example, you're unhappy in your relationship, but your parents really like your partner and have vocalized that breaking up with them would be a mistake. You don't have to bash your partner or even become combative with your parents. "It requires self-reflection and reflection on who your parents are," Bryant says.

Persons: Bryant Organizations: Pepperdine University, Harvard Medical, American Psychological Association

☆ Opinion | Living and Dying in ¾ Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Think of them as elusive, shimmering creatures from another planet. I don’t think I ever met anyone as warm. Maybe he liked reporters because he started as a journalist, writing for Billboard magazine. I went with him to Walter Reed medical center when he sang for wounded Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. During the Covid years, he did “cabin fever Zooms” with health care workers from across the country who were Parrotheads.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Jimmy Buffett, Carl Hulse, —, “ You’re, Jimmy, Walter Reed Organizations: Billboard, The Locations: Washington, Iraq, Afghanistan

☆ Meta's VR technology is helping to train surgeons and treat patients, though costs remain a hurdle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJust days before assisting in his first major shoulder-replacement surgery last year, Dr. Jake Shine strapped on a virtual reality headset and got to work. Kettering Health Dayton is one of dozens of health systems in the U.S. working with emerging technologies like VR as one tool for helping doctors to train on and treat patients. Since the beginning of last year, Meta's Reality Labs unit, which develops the company's VR and AR, has lost over $21 billion. Meta Quest 3 VR headset. "The first virtual reality headset that I used was this big clunky headset that had all these wires it had to be connected to a laptop to function."

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One person was shot and critically wounded at a concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday night, police and local media said. The Memphis Police Department posted on social media that officers responded to a report of a shooting at 10:23 p.m. at 191 Beale Street, which is the address of FedEx Forum. A male victim was transported to Regional One Health Medical Center in critical condition and no other injuries were reported, police said. Lil Baby was rushed off the stage when shots were fired inside the venue, WREG-TV reported. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesA representative for the rapper did not immediately respond to a request for more information from The Associated Press.

Persons: Lil Baby Organizations: The Memphis Police, FedEx Forum, Health Medical Center, Associated Press Locations: MEMPHIS, Tenn, Memphis , Tennessee

☆ An overnight locksmith can cost $400. Here's how much you might have to fork over for other emergencies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Their most common approach, instead, was to put the emergency expense on a credit card and pay it over time. If you do use your credit card, make sure you prioritize paying off the balance in full by the end of the month, she added. "Use your credit card as a 30-day bridge, but commit to paying that off," she said. HELOCs interest rates are generally lower than credit card interest rates. However, they tend to be variable interest rates, so you don't want to use it if you don't have to, McClanahan said.

Persons: Winnie Sun, Tiger Woods, Frederic J, Brown, Power, Tom Grill, Angi, Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan Organizations: Federal Reserve, Sun, Wealth Partners, CNBC FA, AFP, Getty, Planning Partners Locations: Irvine , California, Rancho Palos Verdes , California, Texas , California, New York, Jacksonville , Florida

Since his death, Texas-based manufacturer Paqui has asked retailers to stop selling the individually wrapped chips, a step 7-Eleven has already taken. The One Chip Challenge chip sells for about $10 and comes wrapped in a sealed foil pouch that is enclosed in a coffin-shaped cardboard box. Authorities in Massachusetts also have responded by warning parents about the challenge, which is popular on social media sites such as TikTok. Family and friends of Wolobah believe the chips caused his death and his family called for the chips to be banned from store shelves. In addition to its name, One Chip Challenge, the package lays out the challenge rules, which encourage the buyer to eat the entire chip, “wait as long as possible before drinking or eating anything” and post their reaction on social media.

Persons: Harris, Paqui, Attorney Joseph Early, ”, Lauren Rice, Dr, Peter Chai, ” Chai, Wolobah, Douglas Hill, “, Douglas Organizations: The Hershey Company, Authorities, Attorney, Paramedics, Tufts Medical Center, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, ” Police Locations: WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Texas, Worcester, Worcester County, California, Minnesota, Boston, Liberia

Nicknamed "Pirola" on social media, the BA.2.86 Omicron subvariant is being tracked by both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Aug. 30, CDC said the BA.2.86 variant was detected in at least four U.S. states in people or wastewater. Delaware on Tuesday said it had detected a BA.2.86 infection at a hospital. Moderna on Wednesday said clinical data showed that its retooled COVID vaccine generated a nearly 9-fold increase in human antibodies that can neutralize BA.2.86. Pfizer said on Wednesday that its updated COVID shot showed neutralizing activity against BA.2.86 and EG.5 in studies conducted on mice.

Persons: Emily Elconin, David Dowdy, Dowdy, Dan Barouch, David Ho, Deena Beasley, Julie Steenhuysen, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Moderna, Pfizer, World Health Organization, WHO, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, EG, Omicron, East, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center, Virology, Vaccine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Columbia University, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Thomson Locations: Waterford , Michigan, U.S, Europe, Asia, Delaware, East Coast, Boston, Sweden, China

☆ Microsoft and Paige are building the world's largest AI model for detecting cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The AI model is training on an unprecedented amount of data that includes billions of images, according to a release . Paige also built an AI model that can help pathologists identify breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer when it appears on the screen. But in order to expand its operations and build an AI tool that can identify more cancer types, Paige turned to Microsoft for help. Over the past year and a half, Paige has been using Microsoft's cloud storage and supercomputing infrastructure to build an advanced new AI model. Paige's original AI model used more than 1 billion images from 500,000 pathology slides, but Fuchs said the model the company has built with Microsoft is "orders of magnitude larger than anything out there."

Persons: Paige, Fuchs, Thomas Fuchs, Andy Moye, ChatGPT, Moye, Desney Tan, Tan Organizations: CNBC, Food and Drug Administration, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Netflix, Microsoft, Microsoft Health Futures, Cornell Locations: New York

(AP) — The maker of an extremely spicy tortilla chip sold as the One Chip Challenge and popularized as a dare on social media is pulling the product after the family of a Massachusetts teenager blamed the stunt for his death. The One Chip Challenge chip sells for about $10 and comes wrapped in a sealed foil pouch that is enclosed in a coffin-shaped cardboard box. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesAuthorities in Massachusetts have also responded to the death by warning parents about the challenge, which is is popular on social media sites such as TikTok. Family and friends of Wolobah believe the chips caused his death, and his family called for the chips to be banned from store shelves. In addition to its name, One Chip Challenge, the package lays out the “rules for the challenge,” which encourages the buyer to eat the entire chip, “wait as long as possible before drinking or eating anything,” and post their reaction on social media.

Persons: Harris Wolobah's, hasn't, Attorney Joseph Early, ”, Lauren Rice, Dr, Peter Chai, Wolobah, Douglas Hill, “, Douglas Organizations: The Hershey Company, Attorney, Tufts Medical Center, Brigham, Women’s, ” Police Locations: WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Texas, Worcester County, California, Minnesota, Boston, Worcester, Liberia

☆ Scientists take ‘pioneering steps’ toward growing human kidneys in pigs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Scientists have grown kidneys containing mostly human cells inside pig embryos, an important step toward growing kidneys and potentially other human organs that could be used for transplants in people. “The paper describes pioneering steps in a new approach to organ bioengineering using pigs as incubators for growing and cultivating human organs,” said Dusko Ilic, a professor of stem cell sciences at King’s College London, in a statement. “It is remarkable to see about 60% of the primordial pig kidney contained human cells,” Wu said. What the researchers didTo generate kidneys mostly composed of human cells in pigs, the scientists used cutting-edge techniques harnessing advances in stem cells, gene editing and embryology. “This (new) work is different from existing xenotransplantation approach and aims to generate organs mostly composed of human cells in pigs,” Wu said.

Persons: ”, Miguel Esteban, ” Esteban, “, Dusko Ilic, Jun Wu, Wu, ” Mary Garry, ” Wu, Esteban, ” Joseph A, Vassalotti, ” Vassalotti Organizations: CNN —, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Procurement, Transplantation Network, King’s College London, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, University of Minnesota’s, Heart Institute, National Kidney Foundation, Icahn School of Medicine Locations: Health, United States, Mount Sinai

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