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NIH Cuts COVID Research Funding, Paralyzed Man Stands After Stem Cell Treatment, and Sharks Break Their Silence

NIH Cuts COVID Research Funding, Paralyzed Man Stands After Stem Cell Treatment, and Sharks Break Their Silence

Update: 2025-03-27
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As one door closes in medical research with the NIH's controversial withdrawal from COVID studies, another opens with groundbreaking stem cell therapy helping a paralyzed man stand - showing how scientific priorities shape human possibilities. Meanwhile, our understanding of nature continues to evolve as scientists discover that sharks, long thought to be silent, actually communicate through clicks, reminding us that even our most basic assumptions about life can be upended by new research.
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NIH Cuts COVID Research Funding, Paralyzed Man Stands After Stem Cell Treatment, and Sharks Break Their Silence

NIH Cuts COVID Research Funding, Paralyzed Man Stands After Stem Cell Treatment, and Sharks Break Their Silence

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