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Breast milk contains ingredients in concentrations that change over the course of the day. Researchers think milk is chrononutrition, carrying molecular messages to help set a baby's internal clock.
An economist explains why the US and Chinese governments are most likely to dig in their heels rather than find a compromise to end the costly trade conflict.
An international team of researchers is probing the links between skin diseases, including cancer, to speed the search for cures.
A new law provides flexibility in terms of how the state can meet this new target for the electricity it consumes.
Una experta en inmigración analiza cada una de las agencias federales encargadas de hacer cumplir las leyes de inmigración.
The president, who called the European Union a 'foe' following a series of meetings in Europe, may not realize just how much Americans have gained from their relationship with Europe.
An immigration expert breaks through the alphabet soup of federal agencies responsible for enforcing immigration laws.
À l’heure de la désinformation généralisée, l’initiative scientifique Climate Feedback permet de faire le tri entre les articles de presse qui sont en accord avec la science et ceux qui ne le sont pas.
Cancer is a disease of our genes, but resistance to therapy might go beyond cancer mutations. The DNA stays the same, but cancer cells outsmart the drugs by switching their gene activity.
A closer look at the US-China trade relationship shows why Trump's 'targeted' tariffs are likely to hurt American workers and businesses as well.
Trump touted his administration's economic successes and laid out his immigration plan in an 80-minute speech to Congress. Our experts weigh in.
We asked four of our regular economics writers to examine a key theme they expect to flare up in 2018 and why.
The Godfather effect: how higher levels of education helped Italian mobsters earn more money and live in wealthier neighbourhoods.
The chair of the Federal Reserve is often considered the world's 'second-most-powerful person.' So who is Jerome Powell and why does it matter that he may soon head the Fed?
The latest salvo of insults and threats between President Trump and North Korea's Kim brought the region a little bit closer to war. China, North Korea's closest trading partner, may be the only way out.
The president said he's considering ending trade with any country that does business with North Korea. Here's why that will never happen.
Some fear that recent actions against China taken by the Trump administration mean we're on the verge of a trade war. What would be the cost?
The most viable nonmilitary solution to the standoff with North Korea is to get China to apply pressure. But that's not so easy.
China is North Korea's biggest trading partner by far, giving the former a great deal of leverage over the behavior of its neighbor.
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Associate Professor of Management, University of California, Merced
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Ph.D. Student, University of California, Merced
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Director of the University of California Center of Excellence on Unmanned Aircraft System Safety, University of California, Merced
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Deputy University Librarian, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced
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Research scientist, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Systems Biology and Cancer Metabolism, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor in Economics, University of California, Merced
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Merced
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Professor, University of California, Merced
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California, Merced
