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UC researchers are engineering the tobacco plant to produce bio-fuels
Once celebrated as an economic mainstay, the tobacco industry has been hard hit by health concerns, bans, lawsuits and the social stigma of cigarette smoking. Now, UC researchers are testing the plant’s potential to be genetically modified in...
Tags: Research, Genetic Engineering, Science and Technology, Heart Disease, U.S. Department of Energy
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Anxiety? Existential crisis? David Lynch film? Take a Tylenol
Are you suffering from an existential crisis? Take two Tylenol and call me in the morning. New research suggests that acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, may be able to alleviate the pain of an existential crisis in the same way it alleviates...
Tags: Acetaminophen (drug), Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Sprained Ankle, Psychology
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'Ancient scourge' no more? Bed bugs thwarted by bean leaves in study
Bed bugs have re-emerged as an urban blight in the past several years, forcing people out of homes, resisting chemical pesticides and evading other removal tactics. But researchers are building bug-catchers inspired by an age-old folk remedy to this...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Kidney Beans
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Sororities express solidarity, some fear, in wake of Texas rapes
Nation NowSorority attacks: Four alumnae of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority have been raped in the north Texas cities of Plano, Coppell and Corinth, police said; Plano police have now released a surveillance video showing a "person of interest" in the case.... -
Uncommonwealth: In his new role, Ben Chandler begins 'a labor of love'
The Lexington Herald-LeaderBen Chandler, beaming like he just won the Powerball, said he has always wanted to teach history. His pride is his library at his home in Woodford County, which has 5,000 volumes. When the former congressman travels, he takes his books with him in a...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Lifestyle and Leisure, Maxwell Street
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South Aiken High School students honored
Aiken Standard, S.C.The following South Aiken High School seniors and a few underclassmen were recognized at an Awards Night ceremony on Thursday: --Most Outstanding Students as listed -- Laura Bickford (science), Daniel Faison (math), Rachel Beeson (math team, social...Tags: Tuskegee University, Sociology, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Army, University of South Carolina
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Despite broken leg at 90, there's no stopping voice teacher Phyllis Jenness
The Lexington Herald-LeaderPhyllis Jenness stepped off the podium a long time ago. As founding director of the Lexington Singers and longtime director of the voice program at the University of Kentucky, Jenness set many things in motion that have made vocal music one of the...Tags: Music, Alzheimer's Disease, Entertainment
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Ohio County grads 'set bar high'
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.The 261 members of the Ohio County High School Class of 2013 made their mark on the school. Principal Greg Decker told them during Saturday's commencement ceremonies that they had pulled off "the best prank ever" of his 25 years at the school. Last...Tags: Western Kentucky University, Music, Colleges and Universities, Education, Entertainment
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Catholic grads urged to pursue dreams
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Nerves and excitement mixed as Owensboro Catholic High School seniors waited to process into the Owensboro Sportscenter. "Oh, my gosh, we're moving," one said joyfully as the line inched toward the curtain in the arena. OCHS presented 122 graduates at...Tags: Christianity, Colleges and Universities, Graduation, Murray State University, Education
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Six Majesty graduates ready for next steps
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Majesty Academy graduated six seniors during a ceremony Friday night at First Free Will Baptist Church. The graduates, seated on the stage, listened while science teacher Anna Marie Hall shared some high school highlights and "impressions" about each...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities
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Kentucky softball eager to make good on second chance in NCAA tourney
The Lexington Herald-LeaderAs illogical as it might sound, the University of Kentucky's first chance to play host to an NCAA Tournament softball regional has the feel of a do-over. UK players and coach spoke of making amends during the four-team NCAA regional, which begins Friday...Tags: South Carolina Gamecocks, LSU Tigers, Kentucky Wildcats, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Service Friday for promising UK student, aspiring surgeon who died after jog
The Lexington Herald-LeaderUniversity of Kentucky student Jonathan Brigham hoped to become a cardiothoracic surgeon and travel the world giving surgeries to those in need. But a recently diagnosed heart condition killed him after an afternoon jog in Lexington, leaving hundreds of...Tags: Heart Problems, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities
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