Sharks immune to disease studied at University of Miami
UPI reports Dr. Michael Sigler and colleagues at the University of Miami study why sharks resist disease and infection. The research notes sharks can produce broad antibodies that fight many antigens, potentially guiding future human immunity advances though direct shark serum use is deemed unsafe.
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Miami
UPI
Michael Sigler
University of Miami
Department of
Sigel
Farm bill debate calls for limits amid grain surplus
Agriculture Secretary Bergland urged House members to back the $11 billion farm and food stamp bill with no major increases in farm supports or food aid. Leaders aimed to pass by midweek as Democrats threatened amendments to lift grain supports, while President Carter signaled willingness to veto the Senate version.
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Washington
UPI
Bob Bergland
House
House Agriculture Committee
Glenn English
Oklahoma
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Senate
Carter
Bergland
Rep
David Bowen
D-Miss
Austin Hormel Plant Hums 1300 Hog Killings An Hour
UPI reports in Austin Minnesota that Hormel’s plant runs nonstop, killing about 1,300 hogs per hour. The facility employs 2,436 union workers and produces SPAM among other products. Local leaders fear a shutdown would devastate the city’s economy while Hormel invests about 10 to 12 million dollars yearly in worker incentives.
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Richard Growald
UPI
Austin
Minn
Chicago
Carl Sandburg
George A. Hormel
Plant
Bill Swanson
Swanson
Hormel
I. J. Holton
Dick Schaefer
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
Schaefer
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Middle West
Dave Stevens
Playboy
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U.S
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