Tiny DNA molecules may influence complex diseases
A KU Medical Center researcher Danny Welch and colleagues from University of Alabama Birmingham report in Biochemical Journal that mitochondrial DNA could affect disease susceptibility. Mouse studies suggest mitochondrial genome acts as a co-pilot for predisposition to cardiovascular disease and metastatic cancer, alongside nuclear DNA.
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Kansas corn harvest set to hit third-largest on record
Kansas farmers near the start of harvest as the National Agricultural Statistics Service projects a 38 percent rise to 525 million bushels, the state’s third-largest crop. Douglas County may begin next week as weather, dryness, and rains could shift timing. Farmers report 4.2 million acres harvested at 125 bushels per acre, up from 2012, after last year’s drought.
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Kansas public school funding slumps again in nation lead
A Washington think tank report shows Kansas public school funding fell 16.5 percent in real terms from 2008 to present, the fourth largest decline nationwide behind Arizona Alabama and Oklahoma. The study notes 34 states now fund per student less for 2013-14 than pre recession levels. Kansas House Minority Leader Paul Davis commented on the findings.
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