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Beacon College biology educator Kirk A. Stowe is buggy about insects
LEESBURG — Insects are Kirk A. Stowe's thing. Stowe, an assistant biology professor at Beacon College in Leesburg, can't get enough of them. He was at Trout Lake Nature Park in Eustis recently sharing his knowledge with others. "Here in...
Tags: Ecosystems, University of Missouri , Conservation, Environmental Issues, Students
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Did menopause arise because men prefer younger women?
Thanks a lot, guys: According to new research, your preference for younger mates could have caused menopause to arise in women. Writing in the journal PLOS Computational Biology on Thursday, a team from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, reported...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Menopause, University of California, Davis, Science and Technology, Biology
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S.B. Alumni Association awards scholarships
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Eleven local students recently received scholarships or grants totaling $23,000 from the South Bend Alumni Association, Connie Varga, Scholarship Committee chairwoman, said. Recipients of the $4,000 Superintendent’s Scholarships are...Tags: Indiana State University, Technology, Butler University, Awards and Prizes, East Carolina University
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Events planned around the Lehigh Valley area
LEHIGH COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN will offer Kids & Animals: Awesome Bodies! featuring six summer camp sessions between June 17 and July 26 at the Donley Children's Campus, Fowler Building, 1520 Hanover Ave., Allentown, for kindergarten-...Tags: Technology, Students, Gardens and Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Authors
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Northern Michigan moms
Boat Show — The 11th annual Bay Harbor In-Water Boat Show is Saturday-Sunday, June 15-16, at the Bay Harbor Lake Marina. Free; Saturday hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (231) 439-2544. Forge demonstration — Three Pines Studio in Cross Village...
Tags: Human Interest, Entertainment, Gardens and Parks, Music, Tourism and Leisure
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Bruce Wightman: Court's genetics decision doesn't go far enough
Thursday's Supreme Court decision on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics Inc. was much anticipated by geneticists and clinicians. At stake were property rights for two human genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Both are important because mutations...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Genetics, Medical Specialization, National Institutes of Health, Angelina Jolie
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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Clarence Thomas, Angelina Jolie, U.S. Supreme Court, Duke University, Mastectomy
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Orlando Science Center extends Friday, Saturday hours, use of observatory
Orlando Science Center will stay open later on Fridays and Saturdays through mid-August. In addition to its regular offering of exhibits, summer night-sky viewings will be held in the Crosby Observatory after 7 p.m. on those evenings. Guests can see...
Tags: Orlando Science Center, Science and Technology
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My body, my property
Angelina Jolie's breast cancer gene. John Moore's cell line. The brain tissue of deceased children from a Chicago suburb. These disparate body parts have been the subject of legal conflicts about the body as property. As a lawyer, I've spent the last 25...
Tags: American Medical Association, Genetics, Technology, Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses
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All-Scholar-Athlete team
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Danielle Leavitt Sr., Lake Highland Sports: Volleyball, tennis The Buzz: Valedictorian with 4.0 unweighted GPA made FHSAA all-academic team and plans to major in human regenerative and developmental biology at Harvard....
Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Technology, Soccer, Water Polo, Biology
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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Clarence Thomas, Genetics, Pharmaceuticals, University of Baltimore, Angelina Jolie
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Penn State to host international conference on pollinator health
College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State UniversityWith populations of wild and domesticated pollinators, such as honeybees, in decline, some of the world's foremost scientists in the field will converge on Penn State this summer to discuss the latest research aimed at understanding and overcoming...Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Research, Colleges and Universities
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