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READER SUBMITTED: Old Saybrook Garden Club Awards Scholarships
Old SaybrookThe Old Saybrook Garden Club has awarded two $1,000 scholarships to Old Saybrook High School graduating seniors, Nicholas Dibble and Christopher Malin. Mr. Dibble will be attending Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH (in the Lake Sunapee region) this...Tags: Ecosystems, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Environmental Issues, Old Saybrook
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Supreme Court wisdom on DNA
America has always been a creative place, partly because the authors of the Constitution wanted it to be. Among the powers they granted Congress was the right "to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Biotechnology Industry, Clarence Thomas, Angelina Jolie, Invention and Innovation
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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: St. Louis, Environmental Issues, Science, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Peregrine falcon chicks 'rescued' from James River Bridge
Last month, a double rescue was conducted on the James River Bridge. The lives at stake weren't those of motorists, but a pair of baby birds — endangered peregrine falcon chicks between 3 and 4 weeks old, still covered from bill to tail in airy...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Wildlife, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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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: Martin O'Malley, University of Pennsylvania, Diabetes, Clarence Thomas, Science
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Outdoors: Group seeks more protection for bucks
South Bend TribuneThe Michigan DNR has been conducting informational meetings this month regarding proposals to increase deer antler point restrictions (APR). A group known as the Lower Peninsula Deer Management Initiative (LPDMI) has submitted two different proposals to...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hunting, Science and Technology, Fishing, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Purple martins need more backyard housing
As Paul Mammenga explained why people should build housing for purple martins, the colony of birds 20 feet above him was also making a strong case. While Mammenga of Columbia was talking about how they are the ideal backyard bird, more than two dozen...
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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: Agriculture, Muhlenberg College, Agricultural Research and Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Health and Medical Professionals
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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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Duke University, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Science, Clarence Thomas
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U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited patents on naturally occurring human genes but allowed legal protections on synthetically produced genetic material in a compromise ruling hailed as a partial victory for...Tags: Women's Health, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Biotechnology Industry, Clarence Thomas, Technology
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Charlevoix garden club names poster contest winners
CHARLEVOIX -- The Charlevoix Area Garden Club recently named winners in its two annual poster contests. The contests at Charlevoix Elementary School and St. Mary School help the youth of the community learn about plants, gardens, ecology and conservation....
Tags: Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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BRCA gene decision hailed
Jewish breast cancer survivors were among the people celebrating a recent United States Supreme Court decision. The high court ruled unanimously that patents cannot be held on naturally occurring human genes. The decision came in a case in which...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Procedures and Tests, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, University of Miami, Science and Technology
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