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Nurse Priscila-Grace Gonzaga with Gregg Cassin, a San Francisco gay man who has been infected with HIV since the early 1980s. He's a volunteer in a cutting-edge gene therapy experiment to see whether HIV-infected people can be given an immune system that is invulnerable to HIV infection. Richard Knox/NPR hide caption

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HIV Cure Is Closer As Patient's Full Recovery Inspires New Research

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A cyclist rides in the the bike lane on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Becky Lettenberger/NPR hide caption

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Motorists To Urban Planners: Stay In Your Lane

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This algae, called Chaetoceros atlanticus, can bloom in the ocean when iron is added to the water. It captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and carries the carbon down underwater when it sinks. Marina Montresor, SZN/Alfred Wegener Institute hide caption

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Can Adding Iron To Oceans Slow Global Warming?

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A skill in pack burro racing is convincing a donkey that it should run when it would rather walk. Racers may get behind the pack if they don't work with their animal. Megan Verlee for NPR hide caption

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In Fairplay, Colo., Burro Racing Packs 'Em In

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Organ and tissue donation forms vary from state to state. Some are very general, while others allow people to choose or restrict what they want to donate. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Am I A Tissue Donor, Too?

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Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, campaigns with Mitt Romney in Cincinnati on Feb. 20. Mark Lyons/Getty Images hide caption

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Portman A Low-Key Possibility For GOP Running Mate

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Jerry Seinfeld is premiering a Web-only series Thursday called Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The new show features fellow comedians like Larry David, Ricky Gervais and Michael Richards. John Shearer/Invision for David Lynch Foundation/AP Images hide caption

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Seinfeld Hits The Web, Still Talking About Nothing

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