Biologists Choose Sides In Safety Debate Over Lab-Made Pathogens Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Biologists Choose Sides In Safety Debate Over Lab-Made Pathogens The debate about whether it's OK to engineer and study microbes that could prompt a human pandemic has reignited. Each side now has a website and its own list of Nobelists and superstar supporters. Read this story Sultry Film Star Lauren Bacall Dies At 89 Actress Lauren Bacall, who paired with spouse Humphrey Bogart in films including The Big Sleep and Key Largo, has died at 89, according to the Bogart estate. NPR has not confirmed the report. Read this story In Stockton, Calif., Punks Are The New Mall Rats Abandoned storefronts in strip malls are common here in one of the largest cities to file for bankruptcy. But one abandoned storefront plays host to a thriving punk indie music scene. Read this story Unlocking France's Secrets To Safer Raw Milk Cheese A British cheesemonger wants to translate a French guide to raw milk microbiology into English. She says it has the potential to revolutionize our approach to cheese flavor and safety. Read this story Gaza's Casualties Of War Include Its Historic Mosques More than 40 mosques in the Gaza Strip were destroyed or damaged in the recent fighting. Read this story more news stories

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