You probably take your tongue for granted, or at least, don’t fully grasp the complexities of how it deciphers the flavors it encounters and sends those delicious or distasteful signals to your brain.Read more…
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This week, the CDC acknowledged what scientists have been saying for months: The risk of catching the coronavirus from surfaces is low.
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Social media has not only created a huge customer base for a new group of Filipino pop-up bakeries but provided a platform to watch this evolution of Filipino baking in real time.
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21 people injured in 8-alarm fire at an apartment building in Queens, New York CNN At Least 21 People Injured In Massive Queens Apartment Building Fire CBS New YorkEight-alarm fire at New York City apartment building displaces hundreds NBC News21 injured, including 16 firefighters, in Queens apartment building fire WABC-TVMassive 7-alarm blaze breaks out in Queens apartment building New York…
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One of the more novel and helpful features Apple introduced with the release of iOS 14 is called Back Tap. The feature was designed for those with special accessibility requirements but is so helpful and convenient it’s somewhat surprising Apple didn’t advertise it more prominently. As to what the feature does, it allows users to…
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At least five people in Washington have infections from Campylobactor after drinking unpasteurized, raw milk from Dungeness Valley Creamery. The Washington Department of Health reports that the creamery has recalled all of its raw milk with best-by dates of April 13 or earlier. The recall includes milk in gallon, half-gallon, quart and pint containers. It……
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CDC Says Vaccinated People Can Travel, Should Still Wear Masks
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The remains of birds from between AD 1100 and 1450 suggest that people once transported parrots and macaws to trade them at an oasis in Chile’s Atacama desert
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A now familiar 21st-century scenario of circumventing public-health strictures played out as well at the beginning of the 20th century — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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