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New processing technology converts packing peanuts to battery components
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- Written by Emil Venere
West Lafayette, Indiana - Researchers have shown how to convert waste packing peanuts into high-performance carbon electrodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that outperform conventional graphite electrodes, representing an environmentally friendly approach to reuse the waste.
Death of Lee Kuan Yew
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "When Lee Kuan Yew became its first Prime Minister in 1959, Singapore was a newly independent nation with an uncertain future. By the time he left office 31 years later, the small island had been transformed into one of the most prosperous and dynamic countries in the world.
CDPH issues Claravale Farm’s raw milk and raw cream recall and quarantine order
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Sacramento, California - Raw milk, raw nonfat milk and raw cream produced by Claravale Farm of San Benito County are the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones. The quarantine order came following the confirmed detection of campylobacter bacteria in Claravale Farm’s raw milk and raw cream from samples collected and tested by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Relocation of U.S. Personnel From Yemen
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Washington, DC - Due to the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, the U.S. Government has temporarily relocated its remaining personnel out of Yemen. We have informed President Hadi of this step as part of our close coordination with the Yemeni government.
UCLA wins $2.5 million state award for innovation in teacher education
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Los Angeles, California - Among a competitive pool of 58 California public colleges, UCLA today won $2.5 million from the state’s Department of Finance. The award recognizes the innovation of the UCLA Teaching Schools Initiative and the work of UCLA and its Graduate School of Education and Information Studies to strengthen K-12 education and build stronger pathways from K-12 to college and career success.
Statistician helps resolve dispute about how gene expression is controlled
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Los Angeles, California - The differences between different tissues, such as brain and muscle, and between healthy and unhealthy human cells are largely defined by changes in the abundance of proteins in the cells. Transcription - the process that governs the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA - was long believed to play the dominant role in determining the quantity of proteins in a cell. But over the past decade, many studies have claimed that in animals, differences in the rate at which RNA is translated into proteins are a more important factor.
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