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Race Colors New Residents' Views of Local Businesses Dec 02, 2015

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Gentrifying residents in two Brooklyn neighborhoods view their new surroundings differently, depending on the race of those who traditionally live there. Erika Beras reports

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Espresso Machines Brew a Microbiome of Their Own Dec 01, 2015

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Researchers sampled 10 espresso machines and found that most of them harbored coffee residues rich in bacteria—including some potentially pathogenic strains. Christopher Intagliata reports

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People Pick Familiar Foods Over Favorites Nov 27, 2015

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A study found that the stronger a subject's memory of a particular food, the more likely they were to choose it again, even over foods they professed to enjoy more

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Women Candidates Face Implicit Bias Hurdle Nov 25, 2015

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Volunteers taking an "implicit bias" test who were unlikely to associate images of women with leadership titles like executive or president were far less likely to vote for a woman in a race against a man of equal qualification

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Gut Bacteria Signal Your Brain When They're Full Nov 24, 2015

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Twenty minutes into a meal, E. coli pump out appetite-suppressing proteins, which could influence our feeling of hunger. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Vocal Cords Bioengineered from Starter Cells Nov 23, 2015

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Researchers took cells from donated vocal cord tissue and successfully grew them on a three-dimensional scaffold to produce new vocal cords that can produce sound

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Your Brain Can Taste without Your Tongue Nov 19, 2015

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Stimulating the "taste cortex" was enough to trick mice into thinking they'd tasted sweet or bitter substances, when in fact their tongues tasted nothing at all. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Urban Food Foraging Looks Fruitful Nov 18, 2015

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Fruits growing wild in urban areas were found to be healthful and to contain lower levels of lead than what's considered safe in drinking water

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Female Vocalists Are in the (Mouse) House Nov 17, 2015

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Careful recordings of mouse interactions find that females vocalize, overturning the long-held view that only males sing during courtship

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Eat Slowly and Breathe Smoothly to Enhance Taste Nov 16, 2015

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Slow, steady breathing lofts minute food particles into the nasal cavity, where they contribute to your perception of flavor. Christopher Intagliata reports

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