by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The first child in history has successfully been treated with a new genetic therapy for an ultra-rare developmental defect called Hunter syndrome. Several years in the making, Oliver Chu became the first in the world to receive the stem cell-based treatment in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Scientists in Brazil are currently testing to see if the venom of an Amazonian scorpion could be used to poison breast cancer tumors. Researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Preto School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCFRP-USP) have long worked to clone and express...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
One of the most stable and prosperous South American countries has managed to virtually zero-out fossil fuel use and transition almost entirely to renewable energy—by not focusing on environmental goals. The great folly of politics is believing that anything can be...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Everyone knows love works in mysterious ways; but rarely more mysterious than in the story of Zach and Isabelle. Partners in life and partners in podcasting, it was 7 years ago that the two Minnesotans were partners of a distinctly less pleasant kind. At 18, Zach...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
GNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings by the famous TV artist Bob Ross, with the proceeds of over $600,000 going to fund public television and radio. Inspired by the effort, HBO’s comedy news host John...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
For almost 30 years, GNN has been busting global media’s 24-hour gloom and doom cycle with the premise that bad news doesn’t have to sell, and good news isn’t rare at all. A case-in-point for this outlet’s publishing mission is a study recently released on Our World...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Less than a year after Anthony Killinger attended a CPR course in his school gymnasium, his mother was at the door of his bedroom saying she thought her husband was dead. Running downstairs, Killinger found his stepfather, Mike Reese, unconscious on the ground making...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
A California Indian nation celebrated the return of 17,000 acres of ancestral lands by releasing several of the region’s native Tule elk to roam the hills again for the first time in decades. The Tule River Indian Tribe elders and community members gathered around the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s always interesting to see what images states put on their money. Mexico recently redesigned its 50 peso note with the image of a perpetually smiling amphibian found only in the country called the axolotl, and it’s become so well loved it’s being hoarded. Thomas...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Egypt has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health concern, building on a steady string of triumphs over tropical diseases. Having eliminated lymphatic filariasis, malaria, and now trachoma in the last 30 years, Egypt has emerged as a...
