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What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida has most Takata-airbag-related injuries, deaths in country, data shows
Florida has had more injuries and deaths due to exploding Takata airbags than any other state in the country, according to new data released by Sen. Bill Nelson Saturday. There have been 83 injuries and three fatalities attributed to the airbags in the state, according to the data.
› Florida coral scientists create gene bank for endangered pillar coral
Only 63 unique pillar coral colonies are currently alive in the Florida Reef Tract, so a group of scientists have banded together to save the species, which is under threat of local extinction. The Florida Aquarium has joined the pillar coral ‘genetic rescue' project, which was created by Neely and Cindy Lewis (Florida International University & Keys Marine Lab) in November 2015. Read more at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
› TSA to reimburse Tampa International Airport $15.9 million for post-9/11 security upgrades
Nearly two decades later, Tampa International Airport will receive more than $15.9 million from the federal Transportation Security Administration for installing machines to detect explosives in suitcases following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
› UCF launches Orlando's first life science incubator
University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program has opened Central Florida’s first life-sciences incubator, hoping to attract startups that need a science lab to develop their products.
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