Issam Ahmed

Washington, D.C., United States

Health, Science and Environment Reporter at Agence France-Presse (AFP)

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Articles

Israeli Policies and Settler Violence Are Driving Palestinians from the Jordan Valley

1 week ago | dropsitenews.com | Issam Ahmed

Story by Issam AhmedJORDAN VALLEY, OCCUPIED WEST BANK—Yousef Bsharat stood outside his home made up of corrugated metal sheets and tent fabric in the village of Khirbet Makhoul nestled in the northern Jordan Valley. Vast stretches of land—where his sheep can no longer graze—extended to the horizon in front of him. At 63 years old, Bsharat has known no home but this village and has lived through decades of Israel’s ever-tightening grip in the occupied West Bank.
The scientist rewriting DNA, and the future of medicine

2 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Issam Ahmed

A revolution is underway in gene editing, and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pioneering work is rewriting the building blocks of life with unprecedented precision.
David Liu, el científico que reescribe el ADN y el futuro de la medicina

2 weeks ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Issam Ahmed

Issam AHMED6 de abril de 2025, 3:07 a.m.·4 min de lecturaUna revolución está en marcha en la edición de genes, y al frente se encuentra David Liu, un biólogo molecular estadounidense cuyo trabajo pionero reescribe los componentes básicos de la vida con una precisión sin precedentes.
The scientist rewriting DNA, and the future of medicine

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Issam Ahmed

A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pioneering work is rewriting the building blocks of life with unprecedented precision.
The Scientist Rewriting DNA, And The Future Of Medicine

2 weeks ago | barrons.com | Issam Ahmed

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GOP judge trying to overturn NC high court election dressed in Confederate uniform: report

3 weeks ago | rawstory.com | Issam Ahmed

The North Carolina judge at the heart of a controversial attempt to overturn the state's 2024 Supreme Court election has been implicated in a new personal scandal involving a racist incident from his college days.
Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in drinking water

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Issam Ahmed

The western US state of Utah has become the first to prohibit fluoridation of its public drinking water, part of a growing movement reexamining the decades-old public health practice. New US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been a vocal critic of fluoridated water, which currently reaches an estimated 200 million Americans -- about two-thirds of the population. Utah's ban, signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on Thursday, is set to take effect on May 7.
Study: Infants Remember More Than You Think

3 weeks ago | newsmax.com | Issam Ahmed

Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period — a phenomenon known as infantile amnesia. A new study published in Science on Thursday challenges assumptions about infant memory, showing that young minds do indeed form memories. The question remains, however, why these memories become difficult to retrieve later in life.
RFK Jr's 'Healthy Again' agenda begins with massive health dept layoffs

3 weeks ago | macaubusiness.com | Issam Ahmed

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced plans to cut a quarter of his department’s workforce as part of a sweeping restructuring, framed as a push to prioritize chronic disease prevention under his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.
Arctic sea ice hits lowest peak in satellite record, says US agency

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Issam Ahmed

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) on Thursday, as the planet continues to swelter under the mounting effects of human-driven climate change. Arctic sea ice forms and expands during the dark, frigid northern winter, reaching its seasonal high point in March. But in recent years, less new ice has formed, and the accumulation of multi-year ice has steadily declined.