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For more than 200 years, the separation of church and state has prevented U.S. government funds from ending up in church coffers. Such separation has influenced rulings about school prayer, state-sponsored scholarships and the teaching of creationism in science classrooms. But, explains West Virginia law professor John E. Taylor, a recent Supreme Court decision in the Trinity Lutheran playground case may change all that.
As you are reading this, trillions of microorganisms deep inside your body are influencing what food you crave, how your body holds onto fat and your immune response. These organisms – your microbiome – communicate with your brain and even your bone marrow. If we can learn to understand these interactions “treatments could be developed for a range of illnesses,” write Jasenka Zubcevic and Christoper Martynuik of the University of Florida.
And, for nearly 20 years, the international community has been trying to stop North Korea from developing long-range missiles. Daniel Salisbury of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey explains how North Korea may have gotten around the rules to build an ICBM.
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The Supreme Court’s decision in the Trinity Lutheran case is blurring the lines between church and state.
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John E. Taylor, West Virginia University
The Trinity Lutheran case signals the Supreme Court's willingness to interpret separation of church and state as religious discrimination. What will this mean for the future of vouchers and school choice?
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Health + Medicine
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Jasenka Zubcevic, University of Florida; Christopher Martynuik, University of Florida
Trillions of microorganisms living inside your digestive system may influence your health and even your weight. Here's how your gut may communicate with your brain, bone marrow and immune system.
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Mahshid Abir, University of Michigan; Christopher Nelson, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Given the persistent risk of terrorist attacks and large-scale accidents, it's more critical than ever for EMTs, police, firefighters and others to learn from the past.
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Politics + Society
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Daniel Salisbury, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
The international community has been trying to stop North Korea from developing long-range missiles for decades. So how did North Korea get one?
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Stephen Benedict Dyson, University of Connecticut
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