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Mexican bracero exclusion failed to raise wages or employment for domestic farm workers in the US
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New data from NOAA GOES-16’s Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument
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Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime
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Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings
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50+ year-old protein volume paradox resolved
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Discovering what shapes language diversity
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USU researchers develop genetic tool to improve arsenic studies
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Epilepsy drug discovered in fish model shows promise in small pediatric clinical trial
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