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23 and who? Your DNA test results and the law

23 and who? Your DNA test results and the law

Companies that sell DNA tests have hired lobbyists as Minnesota legislators eye regulating who has access to the results.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Monarch butterfly blitz needs citizen scientists

Monarch butterfly blitz needs citizen scientists

Scientists are looking for volunteers to collect observational data about monarch butterflies over the next week. The data will help inform decisions about where to focus efforts to help the dwindling monarch population.
by Dan Gunderson

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Retrace the Apollo 11 moonwalks - without leaving Minnesota

Retrace the Apollo 11 moonwalks - without leaving Minnesota

Volunteers from the Minnesota Astronomical Society have created a nearly life-size mock-up of the Apollo 11 lunar module and placed it in a field in Carver County. "We can't go to the moon and visit the historical site. So we kind of just brought the site down to Earth,” said one volunteer.
by Andrew Krueger

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India launches mission to the moon on its 2nd try

India launches mission to the moon on its 2nd try

If Chandrayaan-2 reaches the moon as planned, India would become the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface, after the United States, Russia and China.
by Sasha Ingber

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Minnesotan recounts his role in designing Apollo spacecraft

Minnesotan recounts his role in designing Apollo spacecraft

Saturday is the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, when Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the on the Sea of Tranquility. One of the people who played a role in that mission is Minnesota resident Earle Kyle.
by Mike Moen

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How a 10-year-old boy helped Apollo 11 return to Earth

How a 10-year-old boy helped Apollo 11 return to Earth

Greg Force was just a boy when his father, the director of a NASA tracking station in Guam, called home with an important mission for him: To help the crew of Apollo 11 return safely to Earth.
by Mia Warren and Josh Axelrod

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The why and how of endurance athletes

The muscles, heart, skeletal system all work a little different in endurance athletes. Host Dan Kraker explored the biology—and psychology—behind these intense competitors.
by Dan Kraker and Manda Lillie

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New book by Minnesota author goes behind the scenes of the Apollo program

Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. "Eight Years to the Moon" tells the stories of some of the scientists and engineers who got the astronauts there and back safely.
by Cathy Wurzer

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