Over the past few years, a few people in the U.S. and China have benefited from xenotransplantation — inter-species transplants — but getting the organs to function correctly is a challenge. @KnowableMag takes a look at the current state of things: Which animals provide the best match (minipigs), techniques to avoid organ rejection, ethical issues, concerns about virus spillover, and who will pay for transplant procedures.

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/pig-organs-in-people-the-future-of-cross-species-transplants

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Indiana has practically the lowest voter turnout in America. @bolts’s @taniel reports on efforts that will probably make it even lower. “Legislation banning the use of student IDs for voting passed the state Senate with near unanimous Republican support in early February and now sits with the GOP-run House,” he writes.

https://boltsmag.org/indiana-banning-student-id-for-voting/

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And another story of life in a war zone: This time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a militia group called M23 has seized control of Goma, which borders Rwanda. It’s easier to cross the border now, but the banks in Goma have closed, and small-scale women traders are struggling. @thecontinent tells the full story.

https://continent.substack.com/p/selling-tomatoes-in-a-war-zone

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“Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?” the late Henry Kissinger supposedly said when he was U.S. Secretary of State. @TheConversationUS looks at how a united Europe could counter threats from Trump, Putin and far-right forces, and who might provide leadership.

https://theconversation.com/is-a-united-european-voice-possible-in-the-age-of-trump-putin-and-far-right-politics-germanys-new-leader-intends-to-find-out-249241

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Last of all, ahead of this weekend's Oscars ceremony, our @CultureDesk shared some inspiration for winners giving speeches: Jane Fonda’s absolutely barnstormer from the SAG Awards, where she received a lifetime achievement award. “We are in our documentary moment. This is it, and it’s not a rehearsal. And we mustn’t for a moment kid ourselves about what is happening,” she told the audience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_v0NJ8_8ps2

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