Science QuickLinks — September 2023

Bacteria & viruses, reconnecting with Voyager, leaded “medicine,” equal pay for doctors, scientists vs. nukes

Busting myths about the human microbiome (spoiler: bacteria do not outnumber us 10:1)

(Nature)

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COVID-19: It’s not over ‘til it’s over. And it’s still not over

(Kingston Whig-Standard)

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Physicist Joseph Rotblat quit the Manhattan project and helped start the disarmament movement in Canada

(CBC News)

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In Canada, female doctors earn less than male doctors, and all doctors are paid less for operations on female patients

(CTV News)

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Voyager 2: NASA picks up ‘heartbeat’ signal after sending wrong command

(BBC News)

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Mpox in China

(Technology Review)

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Lead Poisoning in Ayurvedic Medicine

(Dr. Jen Gunter)