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Out-of-control seaweed focus of local student's study
The fishing isn't what it used to be at one local lake, and a Saint Mary's student and professor are looking to change that. When Willard Peters throws his line out at Lake Bruce in Fulton County, he would like to catch something. "Maybe I am not a...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Invasive Species, Students, Lakes and Ponds, Science and Technology
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Catch transit of Venus tonight, because it won't be seen again until 2117
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThis evening people in the Michiana area and around the globe will be able to view an extraordinary solar spectacle: the transit of Venus, as the second planet in our solar system passes directly between the Earth and the sun. CLICK HERE FOR LIVE...Tags: Arts, Foods and Beverages, NASA, Dining and Drinking, Arts and Culture
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Study: 6 pounds of bacteria live on 200-pound person
WASHINGTON (AP) — They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut — enough bacteria, fungi and other microbes that collected together could weigh, amazingly, a few pounds. Now scientists have mapped just which critters normally live in or...
Tags: DNA, Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues, National Institutes of Health, Stanford University
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SIDS: What's the safest way for infants to sleep?
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterPediatricians and researchers have long recommended crib sleep as the safest infant sleeping arrangement to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. But University of Notre Dame anthropology professor James McKenna says he has uncovered...Tags: University of Notre Dame, Culture, Arts and Culture, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology
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WSBT Fact Finder: Getting legitimate candidate petition signatures not difficult
WSBT TV ReporterLocal political science experts say getting voters to sign a piece of paper to put two well-known Democratic candidates on the 2008 presidential primary ballot should have been easy. Court documents say former St. Joseph County Democratic Party chair,...Tags: Elections, Culture, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Primaries
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Hungry for relief
South Bend TribuneGreg Gaver is sitting at his family's dining room table in Granger, speaking congenially about his high hopes for his future, when his attention abruptly shifts and his head swivels toward his mother. “Can I have dinner?” the 21-year-old asks...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Manufacturing and Engineering, Electrical Appliance, Prozac (drug), Hormones and Metabolism
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Ash trees coming down across South Bend
SOUTH BEND — Because of a local infestation of the emerald ash borer, the city is removing more than 100 ash trees. The highest concentration of ash trees is within the downtown area and will be the most affected area for removal, according to a...
Tags: The Salvation Army, Science and Technology, U.S. Postal Service, Forestry and Timber, Botany
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Taking on South Bend's youth violence
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterBobbie Woods paused to think about the subject that cost her a son. Richard "Digger" Phelps called a "Town Hall Meeting To Stop Youth Violence" at the Salvation Army's Kroc Center Thursday night to recruit mentors for South Bend's at-risk kids, but...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, The Salvation Army, Science and Technology, John Wooden
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First of 2 papers on lab-made bird flu published
NEW YORK (AP) — Four months ago the U.S. government sought to block publication of two studies about how scientists created an easily spread form of bird flu. Now a revised version of one paper is seeing the light of day with the government's...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Flu, Newspaper and Magazine, Science and Technology, Health
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Panel backs sharing studies of lab-made bird flu
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. biosecurity panel said Friday that it supports publishing two revised studies showing how scientists made new easy-to-spread forms of bird flu in the lab. The committee, meeting in Washington, said the updated versions do not...
Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Science and Technology, Bird Flu
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Campaigning for Kids: Boys and Girls Club hosts Greatest Big Kids Fundraiser
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- The former Mayor of Mishawaka, Jeff Rea, is running another election campaign -- but not for public office. He's hoping you will vote for him in the Greatest Big Kids competition. Rea is raising money for the Boys and Girls Club. ...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Marine Science, Science and Technology
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Granger sisters to compete in national spelling, geography competitions
GRANGER – Two local sisters will represent our area in two national competitions in Washington D.C. next month. Their specialties? Spelling and geography, and they have a winning history in both. This isn’t the first time they have...
Tags: Science and Technology, Geography, Memorial Day, Swiss Confederation
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