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Student scientist Araw Akram discovered that fruit flies that eat nonorganic produce have lower reproduction rates than insects that eat organic food.

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Raghav Tripathi showed for the first time that two proteins in brains combine to cause neuronal death and progression of Alzheimer's disease.

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Angie Pamela Marin-Acuna, Melina Jimenez-Porras and Maylin Patricia Valverde-Torres created a new software system for transferring patient information from ambulances to hospitals to minimize human error and provide better care.

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Teenagers' brains are still maturing. Erendira Citlalli Diaz de Leon developed a new software tool she used to measure the activity of brain areas separately, to track development of key regions.

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By devising a simple rudder that could be attached to the bottom of a car, Kyle Saleeby created a new way to keep a vehicle from sliding on wet pavement, reducing the risk of accidents.

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Building on science used by the ancient Egyptians, Maleen Wijeratna was able to use the motion of the stars to accurately predict rainfall. This could help both farmers and people at risk of floods.

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Walking is good. Braxton Harris made it better by building a hiking boot that can recharge a cellphone by generating electricity from the power of a foot's swing.

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Rescuing people in natural disasters can be dangerous itself. Jan Matas and Andrej Chudy built a robot that can search and beam back data via video to rescuers.

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Contaminated water is still a major cause of childhood death worldwide. Kellie French found that boiling water is the simplest way to remove dangerous E. coli bacteria.

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Teenagers' brains are still maturing. Erendira Citlalli Diaz de Leon developed a new software tool she used to measure the activity of brain areas separately, to track development of key regions.

By Nancy Shute

Originally published on Thu July 19, 2012 12:15 pm

Scientists often struggle to explain their work to us nonscientists. Art to the rescue!

In a new collaboration, artists are taking the inventions of teenage scientists and turning them into posters. Science inspires art. And the art inspires questions.

Why are umbrellas shimmering under the stars?

Because a teenager in Sri Lanka figured out how to use the positions of the starts to accurately predict rainfall.

Why is paint slithering across the canvas in a sinuous brushstroke?

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Thu July 19, 2012

Fresh Air Remembers Actress Celeste Holm

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Originally published on Thu July 19, 2012 12:44 pm

Celeste Holm, the actress of stage and screen, passed away of a heart attack on July 15. She was 95 years old.

Made famous on Broadway for her role as Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, Holm earned more fans for her performances in All About Eve (1950), The Tender Trap (1955) and High Society (1956).

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Thu July 19, 2012

Bill Bellamy: Full Throttle Family Man, Funny Man

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Originally published on Thu July 19, 2012 8:53 pm

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. We're continuing our series called Make Me Laugh. All summer long we're talking to some of the country's most popular entertainers, who have brought their unique comedy styles to film, television and standup.

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Thu July 19, 2012

Sigourney Weaver's Stately Role In 'Political Animals'

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Sigourney Weaver stars as Secretary of State Elaine Barrish in the USA Network miniseries Political Animals.

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Originally published on Thu July 19, 2012 4:56 pm

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In the new USA Network miniseries Political Animals, Sigourney Weaver plays smart, tough Secretary of State Elaine Barrish. It's a role many critics have likened to current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but Weaver says the show's creators were thinking beyond Clinton when they devised the role.

"We've had three remarkable women who've been our secretaries of state in our last three administrations, but somehow we're not willing as a country to elect a woman president," she says. "And I think this show partially investigates what that's about."

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Thu July 19, 2012

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