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Shots - Health News
12:18 pm
Wed May 22, 2013

Research Reveals Yeasty Beasts Living On Our Skin

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Fungi (cyan) surround a human hair within the skin. A study in the journal Nature shows the population of fungi on human skin is more diverse that previously thought.
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Bacteria (magenta) and fungi (cyan) on a human hair (yellow).
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Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 10:20 am

Scientists have completed an unusual survey: a census of the fungi that inhabit different places on our skin. It's part of a big scientific push to better understand the microbes that live in and on our bodies.

"This is the first study of our fungi, which are yeast and other molds that live on the human body," says Julie Segre, of the National Human Genome Research Institute, who led the survey.

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Krulwich Wonders...
11:03 am
Wed May 22, 2013

What Would Ben Franklin Do With A Bunch Of Balloons? Everything

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Originally published on Wed May 22, 2013 4:40 pm

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Business
5:47 am
Wed May 22, 2013

Microsoft Unveils Its new Xbox One

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Originally published on Wed May 22, 2013 10:04 am

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

The wait is over for many Xbox fans. Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled its next generation Xbox gaming console. It's called Xbox One. It's the first major revamp of the gaming system since 2005. In our business bottom line, NPR's Laura Sydell reports the new Xbox is designed to be an all-in-one system, an entertainment hub for movies, TV and games that should appeal as much to grandparents as it does to children.

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Research News
2:03 am
Wed May 22, 2013

Quantum Or Not, New Supercomputer Is Certainly Something Else

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Google and NASA are betting that quantum forces are at work inside D-Wave's 512-bit chip.
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The D-Wave processor must be shielded from outside interference inside an ultra-cold refrigerator in order to enter a quantum state.
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Originally published on Wed May 22, 2013 10:33 am

It's exactly the sort of futuristic thinking you'd expect from Google and NASA: Late last week, the organizations announced a partnership to build a Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab at NASA's Ames Research Center.

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The Two-Way
5:33 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Storm Chasers Seek Thrills, But Also Chance To Warn Others

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A tornado moves past homes in Moore, Okla. on Monday.
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Environment
3:58 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Storm Chasers In It For The Thrill, Chance To Warn Others

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Business
3:41 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Apple CEO Defends Tax Practices At Senate Hearing

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Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 4:43 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

And I'm Melissa Block.

The top executives of Apple faced tough questions today on Capitol Hill. They came at a hearing about Apple's alleged avoidance of billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes. Yesterday, Senate investigators released a study describing how the maker of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers used subsidiaries based in Ireland to avoid income taxes on a big chunk of its global profits.

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