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Soil bacteria may provide clues to curbing antibiotic resistance
ST. LOUIS — Drug-resistant bacteria annually sicken 2 million Americans and kill at least 23,000. A driving force behind this growing public health threat is the ability of bacteria to share genes that provide antibiotic resistance. Bacteria that naturally live in the soil have a vast collection of genes to fight off antibiotics, but they
Restoring confidence in education
“If we aren’t agile, if we can’t innovate, somebody else will go to the dance in our shoes. The land grant system is a world solution; we should settle for nothing less than world domination.” — Dr. Bruce McPheron.
Experts warn of strep-resistant fire blight found in New York orchards
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell plant pathologists have issued a warning to New York apple and pear growers after discovering a strain of fire blight that is resistant to such traditional treatments as the antibiotic streptomycin.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of August 18, 2011:
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio — The Western Reserve Rangers 4-H Club met Aug. 11. The Rangers will have a fair booth at the Canfield Fair for members to showcase their projects and many members will show livestock at the fair also. Members that received awards at the Ohio State Fair were recognized. Garrett and Justin McGinty,
Study on gas prices: Consumer behavior violates bedrock theory
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University economist Justine Hastings uses gasoline purchasing data to show how consumers make buying decisions when prices jump at the pump. A dollar is a dollar is a dollar, so goes the economic theory of fungibility. But do people really act that way? In a new working paper, Brown University economist
Study shows reusable bags harbor bacteria
Reusable grocery bags can be a breeding ground for dangerous food-borne bacteria and pose a serious risk to public health, according to a joint food-safety research report issued recently by the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University in California.
This is the year of the fainting goat
Ringing in 2010 with our house filled with exuberant friends, I couldn’t help but feel joyous and hopeful about starting a whole new decade. I have read that 2010 is the year of the tiger in Chinese lore. Here on our farm, 2010 will likely be remembered as the year of the fainting goat. Each
Just in case you missed it…
… People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wanted to bring 3,500 1-gallon buckets of pig manure and urine to the Ohio Statehouse for a recent protest. Oh, and fans, too, so the activists could direct the wafting smells into bystanders’ faces. Um, no, the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board wisely said. The
Bumper sticker triggers concern
Yesterday, as I was driving to buy groceries and fill up the gas tank on my car, I couldn’t help but notice the bumper sticker on the pick-up truck ahead of me.
Our Libraries: Channeling Between the Ditches
Libraries have always been a home away from home for me. Whether I stood beside the “stacks” (bookshelves) or in a privileged place behind the desk, I sensed at an early age the quiet, potential “wealth” around me.
