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Russ Roberts

Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amateur (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.

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These cells slow an immune response. Derailing them could help fight tumors July 10, 2020
Immune therapies don’t work for a lot of cancer patients. Some researchers are enhancing these treatments with drugs that stymie suppressor cells.
Esther Landhuis
A COVID-19 vaccine may come soon. Will the blistering pace backfire? July 10, 2020
Speed is essential, but not at the expense of safety and efficacy, experts warn. Sacrificing either could damage public trust.
Tina Hesman Saey
Boosting a liver protein may mimic the brain benefits of exercise July 9, 2020
Finding that liver-made proteins influence the brain may advance the quest for an “exercise pill” that can deliver the benefits of physical activity.
Laura Sanders

Covid-19 Immunity May Rely on a Microscopic Helper: T Cells July 10, 2020
Researchers have been looking beyond antibodies to understand how immunity to the new virus might work—and how to design a vaccine.
Gregory Barber
How a ‘Heat Dome’ Forms—and Why This One Is So Perilous July 10, 2020
A massive, intense heat wave is settling over the continental US. The ravages of the Covid pandemic are going to make it all the more deadly.
Matt Simon
Will We Recognize Life on Mars When We See It? July 9, 2020
If NASA's Perseverance rover finds life on the Red Planet, there's a good chance our first extraterrestrial encounter will be a little ambiguous.
Daniel Oberhaus

6 NASA Technologies That Belong Behind the Wheel July 10, 2020
NASA isn’t just rockets, satellites, and spacecraft—our engineers are creating new technologies every day that are a perfect
Laura
The Aging Gut Microbiome Produces More Trimethylamine, Harming Arterial Function July 10, 2020
In recent years academic interest has grown in the study of the gut microbiome. Researchers are making inroads
Laura
How Europe’s city façades and pavements are being used to harvest clean energy July 10, 2020
Building façades and pavements in Dutch and Italian cities are being turned into smart, energy-harvesting surfaces and equipped
Laura