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Scientists placed two clusters of cultured forebrain cells side by side (each cluster the size of a head of a pin). Within days, the "minibrains" had fused and particular neurons (in green) migrated from the left side to the right side, as subsets of cells do in a real brain.

'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy

Experiments with small clusters of networked brain cells are helping scientists see how real brains develop normally, and what goes awry when cells have trouble making connections.

'LA Times' Journalist Was Granted Rare Access To Pyongyang Celebration

David Greene talk to Jonathan Kaiman of the Los Angeles Times, who was invited by the North Korean government to cover the 105th birthday celebration of the country's founder.

Vice President Pence arrived Monday at the South Korean border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War.

Pence Tells North Korea: 'The Era Of Strategic Patience Is Over'

"All options are on the table," U.S. Vice President Pence said during his visit to South Korea, amid rising tensions with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile program.

Iraqi civilians evacuated from fighting in Mosul hand their IDs to a member of Iraqi special forces to check if they're on a list of suspected ISIS members. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have been fighting ISIS in the city for six months and more than 300,000 civilians are still trapped by the fighting.

As Iraqi Forces Encircle Mosul, ISIS Unleashes New Level Of Brutality On Civilians

More than 300,000 civilians are still trapped in northern Iraq's Mosul. ISIS has kept them there as human shields to prevent the U.S. and Iraq from launching airstrikes and mortars against them.

How Did A Jam Queen From Ghana Get To Be A Google Doodle?

Esther Afua Ocloo, a microfinance champion who got her start making marmalade, is the star of today's Google Doodle.

Julian Harris (left) tells Tor Des Roches what he can expect as he begins medically transitioning from female to male.

Is This Going To Make Me A Different Person? Gender Transition Questions Answered

Tor Des Roches is medically transitioning from female to male. Julian Harris already has and remembers how "one day you're getting sir'd and he'd, and the next day you're getting she'd and her'd."

Former President George H.W. Bush tosses the coin as his wife, Barbara, watches at the start of February's Super Bowl game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Houston.

George H.W. Bush Treated At Houston Hospital For Pneumonia

After treatment for a mild case of pneumonia at Methodist Hospital in Houston, the former president is being held there for observation while he regains his strength, spokesman Jim McGrath says.

Is It Time For Hearing Aids To Be Sold Over The Counter?

About 35 million Americans suffer some hearing loss, but most don't do anything about it. There's a growing effort to make hearing aids easier and cheaper to buy.

A girl carries a child in the outskirts of Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. That's one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa that has made good progress in reducing child mortality.

Child Deaths Drop From 14.2 Million In 1990 To 7.3 Million In 2015

That's the encouraging news in a new report. But it also means more kids are living long enough to face a host of serious challenges to their physical and mental health.

The second round of the 2016 NCAA men's basketball tournament at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The NCAA pulled championship events from the state this year because of the controversial "bathroom bill"; the sporting events will now be returning.

NCAA Returning To North Carolina After Partial Repeal Of 'Bathroom Bill'

The collegiate sports organization isn't exactly enthused about the compromise North Carolina lawmakers reached on House Bill 2, but concluded the deal has "minimally" satisfied its expectations.

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