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DES MOINES — Senate Republicans united to block Eugene Gessow as Gov. Chet Culver’s choice to direct the Iowa Department of Human Services during a stormy, partisan confirmation debate Wednesday.

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Body Buildings,' a monograph published by SKIRA, follows Antony Gormley's solo exhibition at Galleria Continua in Beijing.

Study challenges the textbook idea that the brain region that processes body sensations reorganizes itself after limb amputation.

How scientists detect plastic particles in human body tissue, the challenges posed, and the need for standard protocols.

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a 5-level pyramid explaining human motivation—from basic survival needs to self-actualization. Learn about each level.