10000-Year-Old Lupines Brought to Life by Arctic Seeds
Canadian botanists grew normal Arctic lupines from seeds believed dormant for 10000 years in Yukon silt. Seedlings emerged in 48 hours, now one year old plants on display at the National Museum of Canada in Ottawa. Findings appear in Science.
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Canada
Arctic
California
A. E. Porsild
National Museum of Canada
Tokyo
Alaska
Arctic Canada
Yukon Territory
Canadian National Museum
Harold
Science
Journal of the American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Seeds From Ice Age Deposits Raise Longevity Questions
Porsild suggests seeds from older deposits in the north may date back to the ice age. The seeds’ age hinges on a rodent skull identified as collared lemming and burrow conditions. Experts note ancient Egyptian mummy wheat cases were likely modern seed contamination or fraud. Frozen storage may preserve seeds longer.
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Miller Creek
Pyramids
New York
Sweden Switch to Right Driving Cuts Deaths in First Month
Sweden’s transition to right hand driving reduced traffic deaths by half in September. Speed limits of 40 kmh in cities 70 on ordinary roads and 90 on expressways helped save lives. Oil sales fell 10-20 percent. transport firms report slower operations and wage losses for drivers.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Britain
Ireland
Chocolate Warehouse Fire Melts $278000 in Yokohama
In Yokohama Japan a confectionery warehouse was destroyed by a blaze that melted about 278000 dollars worth of chocolate police said.
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Yokohama
Japan
Exercise Called Good for Heart Attack Victims
In Los Angeles AP reports Dr. Harold T. Dodge of the Medical College of Alabama says exercise may help heart attack victims. He notes uncertainty about lengthening life but says those who would have retired can function near normally with exercise and stresses psychological belief in heart surgery benefits.
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Los Angeles
Harold T. Dodge
The
Medical College of Alabama
Infant Mortality Rate Needs Improvement
Monsignor James H. Fitzpatrick, director of the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, says the U S infant mortality rate has fallen 50 percent in 30 years but more work is needed. He cites early mother outreach and infant care education, plus outpatient clinics, as key steps to further reduce deaths among newborns and young children.
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New York
UPI
United States
Monsignor
James H. Fitzpatrick
Catholic Medical Center
Brooklyn
Queens
Monsignor Fitzpatrick
Bureaucrats Accuse Man of Wall Repair Warrants
A New Delhi resident told newspapers city officials mistreated him He was served with a warrant to repair a wall and after completing the work another warrant alleged the construction was unauthorized
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