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Rice’s Baker Institute Offers Recommendations for Federal Science and Technology Policy

Posted on · Neal Lane works at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. But he’s also a former director of the White House Office of Science and Technology, a small federal agency tasked with providing the President with timely advice on scientific and technological developments related to everything from economics to public health to environmental quality and […]

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How Does 3D Technology Help with Heart Surgery?

Posted on · Houston mom Anne Garcia gave birth to a baby girl last June. For the first six weeks, her daughter seemed to be a happy and healthy baby. But then her daughter started to have difficulty breathing, and went limp in her father's arms. That's when Garcia rushed her baby to the ER, and learned her […]