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NPR In 2010, Sonia Vallabh's mother died from a rare and devastating genetic disease. Then Sonia discovered she had the same mutation. Today, she and her husband Eric have become scientists in order to find a way to stop it before she gets sick.
A Couple's Quest To Stop A Rare Disease Before It Takes One Of Them
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Twenty years. That's how long two grad students, Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel, think they have before a deadly disease envelops Sonia's brain. The Massachusetts couple is now racing to find a cure.
105 months ago
AP Images OTD in 1926, Americans Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett supposedly became the first men to fly over the North Pole. (However, U.S. scholars announced in 1996 that their examination of Byrd's flight diary suggested he had turned back 150 miles short of Read more ... his goal.)
Photo Caption: Comm. Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett in are shown in 1926. #APPhoto
106 months ago
Sports Illustrated We're saddened to learn of the passing of Dennis Byrd, the former New York Jets defensive lineman who overcame a serious spinal injury in 1992 to walk again.
113 months ago
Yahoo Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd's career could be over.
118 months ago
Sports Illustrated Marlon Byrd may be done after 15 MLB seasons.
118 months ago
Deadspin Byrd will not appeal his PED suspension.
Marlon Byrd Suspended 162 Games
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I really don’t want to bury the lede here: Marlon Byrd was still playing baseball, for the Indians, and was having a pretty productive season! But that’s over. The veteran outfielder has accepted a 162-game suspension after a positive PED test.
118 months ago
HuffPost Sports Rest in peace, Markel Byrd.
University Of New Mexico Football Star Markel Byrd Killed In Car Crash
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Byrd was only 20 years old.
123 months ago
TheRoot.com Jessica Byrd works to create leaders in communities of color, making her #86 on #TheRoot100. http://bit.ly/1ONkndy
The Root 100 2015: Jessica Byrd
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Jessica Byrd pushes women to vote and challenges others who may have never considered running for office to become representatives for their communities.
125 months ago
NBC News When Sonia Manzano started out as María on Sesame Street, there were no Hispanic women on TV. During her 4 decades on the show, she worked hard to make sure her character was a positive role model.
Latina Pioneers: Sesame Street's Sonia Manzano Talks Of Her Impact
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BRONX, NY - When you're not reflected in society, "you wonder how you're going to contribute to a world that doesn't see you," says Sonia Manzano...
126 months ago
The New York Times Sonia Sotomayor went to the Supreme Court. Sonia Manzano went to "Sesame Street." But every summer, these 2 Sonias return to the Bronx — to reconnect and to give back to the borough of their childhood.
2 Proud Daughters of the Bronx Share More Than a Name
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and the actress Sonia Manzano don’t have to trumpet that they’re from the block, but they want the borough’s children to think bigger.
128 months ago