Shade and cover ideas to boost heat pump cooling
A reader explains that shading outdoor heat pump units improves cooling efficiency and lowers costs, especially in hot afternoons. Tips include planting deciduous shrubs, using a switchable wooden louvers cover, and orienting it by season to let sun in during winter while reducing wind.
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James Dulley
S.L. A
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Royalgreen Dr
Cincinnati
Ohio
Best age to have a baby depends on circumstances
Experts urge early childbearing when possible citing risks of later pregnancy. After 35 fertility declines and risks include Down syndrome and miscarriage, though modern prenatal tests like amniocentesis can detect fetal defects early. Overall healthy outcomes after 35 are possible with careful monitoring.
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Luella Klein
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Emory University
Atlanta
Ladies’ Home Journal
American College of Obstetricians
Cows and Beetles Reveal Genes Behind Color Blindness and Glow
Science notes summarizing genetic findings from cows and beetles. Researchers isolate pigments for color vision in cows showing X chromosome gene arrangement. Beetle luciferase genes inserted in bacteria produce glow to mark active gene splicing. melanoma gene linked to inherited risk. doctors may assess child risk via family history and chromosome analysis.
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Philip J. Hills
Washington Post
Jeremy Nathans
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
David Hogness
Stanford University
Nathans
Keith V. Wood
William D. McElroy
University of California At San Diego
Science
Sherri J. Bale
National Cancer Institute
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Collaborative Research Inc
Massachusetts
Bale
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