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Trump’s first 2 immigration policy job picks have defended family separation, ramped-up deportations

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Trump’s first 2 immigration policy job picks have defended family separation, ramped-up deportations

 Donald Trump’s first picks for immigration coverage jobs spent the final 4 years angling for this second. Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan had crucial roles within the first Trump administration and are unapologetic defenders of its insurance policies, which included separating 1000’s of fogeys from their kids on the border to discourage unlawful crossings. With Trump … Read more

Engineered bacterial protein offers efficient rare earth metal separation

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Engineered bacterial protein offers efficient rare earth metal separation

Penn State professor of chemistry Joseph Cotruvo, Jr. and graduate student Wonseok Choi have been researching ways to separate rare earth elements using reengineered bacterial proteins that are found in nature. Credit: Michelle Bixby/Penn State A newly discovered protein naturally houses an unusual binding site that can differentiate between rare earth elements, and researchers at … Read more