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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 2000
Page
1
The National Human Genome Research Institute and Celera Genomics announced on Monday they have working blueprints of the human genome. The projects claim to map the sequence of 3.1 billion DNA subunits across 23 chromosome pairs, detailing how each consortium approached the effort.
Washington reports a historic breakthrough as scientists announce the human genetic code is essentially deciphered. At a White House ceremony, leaders from public and private efforts say they nearly finished assembling the book of life, enabling cures by targeting diseases at their genetic roots.
Richlands High School student Lee Walls earned a general studies associate degree from Southwest Virginia Community College Cum Laude in May and graduated with his senior class on June 2. His grandfather Harlan Walls, a noted local businessman, supported educational programs until his death in August 1998 and was glad Walls sped his education.
Local residents respond to Clinton announcement that Celera Genomics and the Human Genome Project mapped human DNA. Some praise medical potential to cure diseases and fight cancer, while others worry about misuse, ethics, and the idea of “designing” perfect children amid concerns of discrimination by future technologies.
U S Senator Jay Rockefeller told the Daily Telegraph editorial board in Bluefield that West Virginia must embrace a brave new world of technology opportunities. He urged Mercer County and the Lewisburg Rotary Club to drive change to avoid being last in the nation for college graduates as the new world economy rewards innovation and a level playing field regardless of geography.
Mack Barber a 52 year old former Mercer County middle school principal was due to plead guilty to a felony information charge in a sexual assault and abuse case filed a year ago. The court docket listed a plea on Monday but no date was set. Barber was arrested June 25 1999 on seven felonies including first degree sexual assault and five counts of sexual abuse by a custodian.
Princeton Senior High School student Brittany Morgan 17 has been chosen to represent West Virginia on the national DARE America Youth Advisory Board. She will join 49 other state reps at the National DARE Officers Association Conference July 5 to 8 in Nashville Tennessee. Morgan, a straight A rising senior at Glenwood, was nominated by Bluefield CARE Officer J B Kahle who praises her as a model student and a future DARE program leader.
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