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Synthetic biology (or “synbio”) refers to the design and fabrication of novel biological parts, devices and systems that do not otherwise occur in nature. Many see it as an extreme version of genetic engineering (GE). But unlike GE, whereby genetic information with certain desirable traits is inserted from one organism into another, synbio uses computers and chemicals to create entirely new organisms.
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Every year as the General Assembly session winds down, it’s important to take some time to reflect on the things that have been accomplished, the things yet to accomplish, and perhaps the missed opportunities. With less than a week left before the scheduled adjournment of the 2014 session, a couple of things are clear.
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team took both ends of a doubleheader against Monmouth Sunday afternoon at a soggy Davenport Field. The Cavaliers won game one, 5-3, before capturing the nightcap, 6-2, in a game that was called after 5 1Ž2 innings because of rain. With the series sweep, Virginia improved to 9-2 on the season.
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The No. 9 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (2-3, 0-1 ACC) held off a late charge by No. 8 Penn State (2-2, 0-0 ALC) to earn a 12-11 victory on Saturday (March 1) at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.
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UVa. clinched its sixth ACC regular season title and its second outright ACC regular season title (1981). The Cavaliers’ 19-point margin of victory was the largest over a top-five opponent since an 86-66 win over No. 2 North Carolina on Feb. 25, 2001 at University Hall.
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UVa. won its school-record 15th ACC game of the season. The Cavaliers extended their win streak to 12 straight games, their longest ACC win streak since 1981-82.
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John Adams once remarked, “Facts are stubborn things.” Since the P5+1 Joint Plan of Action on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Nuclear Program was signed in Geneva in November, the White House has encountered two difficult truths about the Iranian regime.
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today that Ireland-based Anord Control Systems Ltd., a leading provider of critical power infrastructure to the global data center industry, will invest $950,000 to establish its first U.S. operation, Anord Critical Power Inc., in Henrico County.
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At age six, I’m faced with a dilemma. Should I learn this prayer and say it along with everyone else? That’s up to you, my mother tells me. I could say it, or remain silent while everyone else recites, or she offers to request that I be excused from the room during the prayer.
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The 2014 session of the General Assembly is rapidly moving toward the scheduled adjournment on March 8. Both houses passed competing budgets this past week and bills are headed to conference.
