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Genetic tests can unravel the mysteries of your DNA
Special to the Los Angeles TimesA patient came to Elizabeth Kearney with a dilemma: whether to go to medical school. There were a lot of physicians in his family and he wanted to be a doctor, but medicine was not the only thing in his genes — one of his parents had Huntington's...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Biology, Health and Safety at School, History
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Hello Seahorse! says hello to the El Rey Theatre
First of all, what's up with that name: Hello Seahorse! (Yes, exclamation mark included.)
Don't expect a simple answer regarding its meaning from the Mexico City indie rock band, whose songs often are as unpredictable and enigmatic as its appellation....Tags: Mexico City, Arts and Culture, Culture, Human Interest, MySpace
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Barney F. Hajiro dies at 94; World War II Medal of Honor recipient
Barney F. Hajiro, whose heroic actions as a World War II Army private during the rescue of the so-called Lost Battalion and in two other fierce battles in eastern France earned him a belated Medal of Honor nearly six decades later, has died. He was 94....Tags: Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), France, Science and Technology, Weaponry, White House
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Recommendations for cancer screening are under review
You'd think there could be no downside to widespread screening for cancer. But that's not always the case. Studies on Pap smears, for example, show that atypical cells can disappear if they're left alone, while interventions can cause scarring and...Tags: Mammogram, Health and Safety at School, Colon Cancer, Colleges and Universities, Medicare
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Housing crisis hasn't touched San Marino
With its wide tree-lined streets and stately mansions set on manicured lawns, San Marino has long boasted the best property values in the San Gabriel Valley.
Now it has a new claim to fame: It's the Southland's only wealthy residential community that...Tags: Property, Real Estate, Hong Kong, Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, Real Estate Sellers
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Asia's regional airlines give flight to travelers on a budget
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAir travel in Asia used to be the business of just a few big international carriers. Now it's open skies from Hong Kong to Mumbai, India, thanks to the advent of regional carriers just like those that have made flying cheaper — if not easier —...Tags: Europe, Transportation, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
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Going back to their roots at Nikkei Senior Gardens
Tom Doi harvested a bountiful crop of vegetables last fall: tomatoes, corn, eggplant and green beans. He reaped so much produce from his garden, in fact, that he could share his vine-ripened Big Boy tomatoes with the folks at Nikkei Senior Gardens, a...Tags: Real Estate, Japan, Social Sciences, University of Southern California, Long Term Care
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Singled-out L.A. Unified teacher shares skills with colleagues
In February, fifth-grade teacher Miguel Aguilar stood in the front of a class, nervous and sweating.
The subject — reading and comprehension — was nothing new. But on this day, his students weren't 11-year-olds in sneakers and sweatshirts:...Tags: Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Los Angeles Unified School District, Teachers
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Japanese American groups in L.A. use Web to respond to quake
Japanese American community groups in Los Angeles used a variety of social networking tools over the weekend to coordinate their efforts in response to Friday's monstrous earthquake that struck northwest Japan.
Several of the groups' websites are being...Tags: Japan, Sociology, Newspapers, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Human Interest
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Reel China: Targets an elusive film fan — the Chinese American
For years, Chinese films shown in U.S. theaters have fallen into two distinct camps, both driven by largely white patrons: martial-arts movies for young men, such as Jet Li's "Hero," or critically acclaimed art-house fare, such as Kaige Chen's "Farewell...Tags: Entertainment, Australia, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto (Canada), Censorship
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Victor Martinez dies at 56; novel won National Book Award
Victor Martinez, who won the 1996 National Book Award for young people's literature for his semi-autobiographical novel about growing up Mexican American in California's Central Valley, has died. He was 56.
Martinez died Feb. 18 at his San Francisco...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Literature, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, University of California
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Markups by 'body shops' inflate the public's cost
The Los Angeles Community College District had launched a $5.7-billion campaign to modernize its nine campuses, and district leaders wanted the world to know. They hired marketing consultant Joan Marshall to help spread the word.
She worked closely...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Science and Technology, Jose Huizar, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice
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