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Genetic Databases Are Too White. Here’s What It’ll Take to Fix It

An article by Grace Browne and published in the WIRED web site caught my eye today. It may help explain some of the “mysterious reports” I have read recently. Grace Browne writes: “Would you like to benefit from the massive, game-changing, groundbreaking genomic revolution, already well underway? If you’re white, you’re in luck. If you’re …

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Thousands of Original Thomas Edison Recordings Digitized, Available for Free Streaming

History’s on-demand playlist has expanded significantly with the release of 2,400 Edison sound disc recordings — some recorded by the famed inventor himself — that have been digitized for free listening by the public. The collection, which has been preserved for years at Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange, features many rarities, including …

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After a 3-Year, $5 Million Renovation, Georgia Historical Society Reopens to Public

The Georgia Historical Society’s Research Center has now reopened not only to the 60,000 historians, scholars, documentarians, researchers, students and journalists who visit annually, but also — and perhaps more so — to the many Savannahians who may not be as aware of the treasures preserved there. This graceful space first was dedicated as the …

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