Miles on the PBS NewsHour
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Spare Parts for Humans: Tissue Engineers Aim for Lab-Grown Limbs, Lungs and More
PBSNewsHour
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A new research breakthrough has enabled scientists to grow human tissue to repair or replace organs, and someday, maybe even limbs. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien repo...
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For Frequent Fliers, How Big a Concern Is Backscatter Body Scan Radiation?
PBSNewsHour
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As millions of Americans take to the skies for holiday travel, some scientists have raised concerns about the small dose of ionizing radiation emitted by backscatter full-b...
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Behind the Backscatter
PBSNewsHour
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Hari caught up with Miles this week to get some behind-the-scenes intelligence on his latest piece on the backscatter body scanner security machines.
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How Do You Protect Against a Tsunami?
PBSNewsHour
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Researchers in Japan are working to find ways to limit the most-catastrophic damage from tsunamis. Science correspondent Miles O\'Brien reports.
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Safecast Draws on Power of the Crowd to Map Japan's Radiation
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For More: http://to.pbs.org/sUnoTL http://to.pbs.org/vOowHx Eight months after a tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan, ordinary people are using new technology and t...
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Online "Hacker" Group Crowdsources Radiation Data for Japanese Public
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Tonight on the NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on a grassroots group called Safecast that is crowdsourci...
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Earthquake Prediction: Could We Ever Forecast the Next Big One?
PBSNewsHour
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More: http://to.pbs.org/uFhqiJ
Hundreds of cities on the U.S. West Coast took part in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, just hours before a ...
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Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey
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For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the ...
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How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11?
PBSNewsHour
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Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/qz12r0
The collapse of the Twin Towers served as a stark and stunning reminder to architects and engineers of the value of using ...
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Mock Mission to Mars Tests Rigors of Long-Distance Space Travel
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Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/oLVYYJ
As astronauts and scientists prepare for the end of the space shuttle era in the U.S., Russians have been preparing for th...
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