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By: Ian McLaughlin & Liana Vaccari References: Pipelines: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/PipelineBasics.htm?nocache=2436 https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/construction/index.htm?nocache=7276 https://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/wy/information/NEPA/cfodocs/greencore.Par.40103.File.dat/PODch3.pdf https://www.fractracker.org/2016/06/introduction-oil-gas-pipelines/ https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/dakota-access-pipeline-is-back-on-skipping-environmental-review https://www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/permits/hcp/nisource/2013NOA/pdf/NiSourceHCPfinalAppndxJ_HDD.pdf https://daplpipelinefacts.com/ Science Budget: https://www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/CRCB/IDeA/Pages/default.aspx https://www.statnews.com/2017/03/28/budget-nih-cuts/ http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/trumps-first-budget-analysis-and-reaction https://www.axios.com/trump-proposal-would-slash-nih-funding-this-year-2333226759.html https://www.bloomberg.co

by Adrian Rivera-Reyes and Koreana Pak Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare cancers of the connective tissues, such as bone, muscle, fat, and blood vessels. Soft and elastic, sarcoma tumors can push against their surroundings as they grow silent and undetected. Residing in an arm, torso, or thigh, it can take years before a sarcoma begins to cause pain. By the time a patient presents their tumor to a doctor, amputation may be unavoidable 1 . In 2017, it is predicted that 12,390 Americans will be diagnosed with sarcoma, and approximately 5,000 patients will die from these tumors 2 . But the vast majority of these patients aren’t dying from the first tumor in their arm or leg—the real danger is metastasis, which is responsible for more than 90% of cancer-related deaths 3-5 . Metastasis occurs when tumor cells leave their original site and colonize a new area of the body, such as the lungs, liver, or bones 3-5 . The current treatment options for sarcoma—surgery, chemotherapy,