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The robot's compact microwave-size design makes it a lightweight instrument fit for space travel.

Surgery in space: Tiny remotely operated robot completes first simulated procedure at the space station

By Taylor Nicioli and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — A tiny surgical robot in residence at the International Space Station completed its first surgery demo in zero gravity on Saturday, developers of the technology exclusively told CNN. The robot, known as spaceMIRA — which stands for Miniaturized In Vivo Robotic Assistant — performed several operations

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The robot's compact microwave-size design makes it a lightweight instrument fit for space travel.

Surgery in space: Tiny remotely operated robot completes first simulated procedure at the space station

CNN By Taylor Nicioli and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — A tiny surgical robot in residence at the International Space Station completed its first surgery demo in zero gravity on Saturday, developers of the technology exclusively told CNN. The robot, known as spaceMIRA — which stands for Miniaturized In Vivo Robotic Assistant — performed several

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Houston megachurch shooter had history of mental illness but still was able to buy a gun, her mother-in-law says

By Steve Almasy, Christina Maxouris and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The shooting at Houston’s Lakewood Church over the weekend was a “completely preventable horror” as the woman who opened fire had a notable mental illness but was still allowed to own a gun, her mother-in-law said. “My daughter-in-law when she was taking medication for

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Houston-area sheriff’s deputies repeatedly shot at woman after mistaking her for an intruder in a friend’s home, video shows

By Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Sheriff’s deputies in Houston repeatedly shot at a woman after mistaking her for an intruder inside her friend’s apartment, body camera footage released over the weekend shows. The woman, Eboni Pouncy, was shot five times during the February 3 confrontation and her attorney, Ben Crump, called

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Thailand’s jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to be freed

By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand’s jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will soon walk free from detention after his parole was approved, according to Thailand’s justice minister, just six months after his dramatic return to the kingdom. The announcement caps an extraordinary decades-long political saga that will see

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Stone Age megastructure found submerged in the Baltic Sea wasn’t formed by nature, scientists say

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A megastructure found in the Baltic Sea may represent one of the oldest known hunting structures used in the Stone Age — and could change what’s known about how hunter-gatherers lived around 11,000 years ago. Researchers and students from Kiel University in Germany first came across the surprising row

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Helping women with heart disease

By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — About one in five American women will die from heart disease, but funding for female-focused cardiology studies lags way behind that of men’s. Only about a third of the participants enrolled in clinical trials for new heart disease treatments are women. Women experiencing heart issues may also have very

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