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  • The Doctor Who Started a Cancer Treatment Revolution

    Alan Jeffries

    April 19, 2016 |

    Bloomberg |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bethesda, Maryland

    Immunotherapy has shown promise as an alternative to radiation, chemotherapy, or surgery for treating certain kinds of cancer. By modifying the body’s own immune system to fight lymphoma, Doctor Steve Rosenberg has seen success in clinical trials. The technique has benefitted from recent breakthroughs in genetic engineering that allows for the reprogramming of immune cells.

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  • Tiny Blue Bubbles Designed to Help Save the Planet

    Alan Jeffries Amy Marino

    March 16, 2015 |

    Bloomberg |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Livermore, California

    The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has designed a new technology that captures carbon dioxide at power plants before it goes into the air. This new method, which is much more efficient and affordable than other carbon dioxide capturing methods, uses microcapsules filled with a fluid that absorbs carbon dioxide. While it’s not going to solve climate change entirely, this new technology has shown promising results for at least slowing it down.

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  • Fish Farm of the Future Goes Vegetarian to Save Seafood

    Alan Jeffries

    February 23, 2015 |

    Bloomberg |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    To avoid depleting the oceans, fish farms should consider feed that is ethically sourced—or even vegetarian. Feeding fish a completely vegetarian diet makes fish farms more sustainable and avoids relying on feeder-fish, which can absorb toxins from their environment. Two X Sea, a California-based company, has developed a vegetarian fish food made from food staples that can be grown on land and sourced from within the US.

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