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  • Freelance Writer, Joe Palca Productions LLC
Washington, D.C.
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What tiny structures in our cells can tell us about our genes

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By Joe Palca
| Here & Now Anytime Verified
What tiny structures in our cells can tell us about our genes Play03:06 Download Audio Embed on your website Close× Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/05/18/speckles-genes"></iframe> Copy embed code Tiny structures in cells called speckles were first discovered more than a century ago. Joe Palca tells us why biologists have a renewed interest in them.
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NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report shows what went wrong

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By Joe Palca
| KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA) Verified
NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report shows what went wrong Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.
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NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report shows what went wrong

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By Joe Palca
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PBS, NPR and local perspective for western Mass.
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