Bacteria Engineered to Produce Insulin Breakthrough
UCSF scientists Howard Goodman and William Rutter report success in splicing rat insulin genes into ordinary bacteria, creating potential bio factories for insulin within six months. The work promises cheaper drug production but faces NIH rules on handling human genes and recombinant DNA research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
University of California-San Francisco
Howard M. Goodman
William J Rutter
Goodman
American
UCSF
National Institutes of Health
Lindbergh ideal of heroism echoes in a hostage drama
A Netherlands AP report recalls Charles Lindbergh as a quiet hero while detailing South Moluccan terrorists in Assen seizing a village school and a train, holding 105 children 6 teachers and 50 passengers as elections loom. No casualties reported but gunfire occurred. Authorities urge restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondin
Niagara Falls
Evel Knievel
Idaho Canyon
Lindbergh
le Bourget Field
Paris
Lone Eagle
Atlantic
Charles. A. Lindbergh
United States
Assen
The
Netherlands
Pacific Islands
Holland
Indonesia
South Moluc
That and This: a proverb collection note by Wes Izard
A selection of folk sayings on fences, silence, fish bait, and changing family travel norms. The piece cites Wes Izard and contrasts past grandmothers packing for grandma’s house with modern road trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Wes Izzard
Weather forecast shows afternoon storms and warm conditions
The forecast calls for thunderstorms this afternoon and at night with higher chances tomorrow. Warm and humid conditions persist with lows near 60 and highs around 80. Winds from the south at 15 to 25 mph. Rain probability 20 percent today and 50 percent tonight.
Anger and threats flare as Moluccan hostage crisis unfolds
Dutch farmer Jan Karels watched as six South Moluccan terrorists held 105 children and six teachers at a village school in Bovensmilde. A second band hijacked a train nearby amid escalating tensions and warnings to stay away. Police cautioned against lynching and urged calm as authorities sought a peaceful resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Joop den Uyl
Holland
Vlaardingen
Bovensmilde
Assen
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Jan Karels
Karels
Vaded
Indonesia
Carter to crack down on cancer causing chemicals
President Carter announced a coordinated federal effort to prevent toxic chemicals from entering the environment including stricter enforcement of rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act. He ordered the CEQ to oversee the push and the EPA to issue drinking water rules targeting carcinogens, while other actions address off road vehicle use, recycled paper, and floodplain protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
Council
Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection Agency
White House
America
Mammas Irish Setter Crashes Home to Visit Newborn Pups
Mrs Joel Riddlespurger returns home to a broken back screen door and a bedroom scene as Cinnamon the neighborhood Irish Setter enters through the front door and settles on the bed with her eight newborn puppies. The dog’s owner had been feeding the pups with baby formula during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Riddlespurger
S. Fairfield
Mrs. Riddlespurger
Cinnamon
Also Mentioned on This Page
A To Izzard
Charles Lindbergh
Dick Mulder
Bovensm
Mama
Feme
Ea Ee
Panhandle
de Ee
Esetobe 22 Sports Oboe Ee 11-14: ’ Cee E Ewer Entevin 15: Spotlight Television
Marlboro
Mass
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!