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The Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium, an international team of scientists from industry and academia in 14 countries, has released a draft sequence of the potato genome with the help of a Virginia Tech researcher. Richard Veilleux, professor of horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, contributed a unique phureja type of potato variety…
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More than 300 Alzheimer’s Champions from Staunton and Augusta County were on the MOVE to end Alzheimer’s disease at the Frontier Culture Museum on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the annual Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk®. Champions raised more than $37,000 to fund Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene involved with the production of sperm that may contribute to male infertility and lead to new approaches to male contraception. One in six couples trying to conceive a baby is affected by infertility, according to the American Fertility Association – and in about half…
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Staff Report Retired James Madison University Alternative Fuel Vehicle Lab coordinator Randy Poag was recently inducted into the Nashville Auto Diesel College Hall of Fame for his contributions to JMU’s pioneering work in biodiesel and alternative fuels. “Randy’s guidance in the AFV lab was integral to the success of many projects,” said Christie-Joy Brodrick Hartman,…
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Item by Jim Bishop Breast cancer will afflict one of every eight American women in her lifetime. A pharmacologist who is doing cutting-edge research on separating normal and cancer cells will discuss her work in this area at the second Suter Science Seminar of fall semester at Eastern Mennonite University. Jeannine Strobl, professor and pharmacology…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] They are the ones who are the most affected by cancer and what it can do. They know how important it is to try to get ahead of cancer to beat it before it can do its damage. And they are starting to see the proverbial light at the end…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] PUSH: VDOT and I-81 I dunno – seems to me that when citizens groups are resorting to filing lawsuits to try to block something that a government agency is doing, they must be feeling that the political process isn’t working the way they want it to. |That’s…
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Item by Chris Graham Drug discovery and development will be among the topics of conversation at a presentation at James Madison University on Tuesday. Walter Moos, the vice president of the biosciences division at SRI International, will speak in Room 2301 of the Health and Human Services Building at JMU at 5 p.m. The presentation…
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Getting your car from point A to point B for a move is harder than most people realize. This is probably on your mind right now if you’re planning a move.
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Ensuring the safety of young children at home is a top priority for any parent or caregiver, and electrical outlets can present serious hazards when left unprotected.
