On Monday’s “9-1-1,” you’ll see Bobby (Peter Krause) do something he’s never done before — at least not as long as we’ve known him. Following last week’s big tsunami cliffhanger, on tonight’s episode, “Sink or Swim,” the Station 118 crew heads over to Santa Monica Pier to rescue victims of the violent wave that’s torn through the iconic tourist attraction.
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Researchers have developed a new variant of the gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 that has the potential to increase precision during gene therapy in humans. The new variant reduced unintended changes in DNA compared to its wildtype, suggesting it could play a role in gene therapies that require high precision. The study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet's Ming Wai Lau Centre of Reparative Medicine in Hong Kong is published in the journal PNAS.
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WA Forecast for Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index
Arlington;Mostly sunny;62;41;ENE;5;59%;27%;3
Bellingham;Mostly sunny;60;45;SE;6;58%;27%;3
Bremerton;Mostly sunny;63;42;NNE;5;61%;25%;4
Chehalis;Plenty of sun;63;39;SW;4;56%;7%;4
Deer Park;Partly sunny, cool;51;25;ENE;4;67%;9%;3
Eastsound;Mostly sunny;59;49;S;4;73%;27%;3
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CHIMES OF A LOST CATHEDRAL, Janet Fitch’s brilliant sequel to The Revolution of Marina M., picks up right where the previous volume leaves off and continues at the same pace. We are plunged back into a world of furious beauty, sprawling, majestic landscapes, and erotically charged and traumatic encounters, with life and love hanging in […]
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As temperatures rise, desert birds need more water to cool off at the same time as deserts are becoming drier, setting some species up for a severe crash, if not extinction, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.
CA Forecast for Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index
Alturas;Sunny and cold;53;22;SE;4;58%;2%;5
Arcata;Sunny, but cool;60;40;SE;5;74%;3%;4
Auburn;Sunny, but cool;67;45;NE;5;49%;2%;5
Avalon;Sunny, but cool;70;57;WNW;6;55%;2%;6
Bakersfield;Sunny, but cool;71;46;ESE;5;40%;3%;5
Beale AFB;Sunny, but cool;73;42;NE;7;50%;2%;5
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A triple drug combination has been used to extend the lifespan of fruit flies by 48% in a new study led by UCL and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing.
APPARENTLY, Hyundai Motor Group has a “newly established Urban Air Mobility Division” as the carmaker on Monday announced the appointment of the head of this unit. Named executive vice president and head of the division was Jaiwon Shin, who Hyundai said is an “internationally renowned aeronautics engineer.” Shin will lead the company into a “new […]
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As close evolutionary relatives, you could say that great apes and humans look somewhat similar. And the more we learn about our great ape cousins, the more we find that we're alike.
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Many of us have ‘guilty pleasures’ that we wouldn’t give up but would rather keep secret. According to this cultural anthropologist, indulging in them can be good for us.
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A new feature in the consumer version of Microsoft's OneDrive lets you store sensitive files in the cloud with extra encryption and authentication options. But you'll need an Office 365 subscription for unlimited access.
A preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers could greatly reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires. The approach, outlined Sept. 30 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involves an environmentally benign gel-like fluid that helps common wildland fire retardants last longer on vegetation.
Three men were arrested for attempting to snatch mobile phone from a police constable in east Delhi, officials said on Monday. Police laid a trap at Samachar Market in Mayur Vihar Phase-1 on Sunday as a constable in civil uniform walked around talking over phone, police said. Four people came there on two motorcycles and tried to snatch his mobile phone. On facing resistance, they threatened the constable with knives, a senior police officer said. However, three of the snatchers, Aas Mohmmed, Salman Khan and Vikash... Читать дальше...
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A study of over 94,000 cafeteria meal choices has found that doubling the vegetarian options—from one in four to two in four—reduced the proportion of meat-rich purchases by between 40-80% without affecting overall food sales.
Schiff says the whistleblower is expected to testify soon, how 2020 Democrats plans to tax the ultra-rich could work, and how coffee became America's favorite hot beverage.
WICHITA, Kan. -- Avila University's Christian Hopkins and Nik Furlow were named the KCAC Special Teams and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for the fourth week of the season. The pair were selected from a pool of nominated players by a committee comprised of the league's athletic communications professionals.
WICHITA, Kan. - Chantz Scurry of (RV) Bethel College has earned this week's KCAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, the conference office announced Monday. Scurry was selected due to his performance against Sterling on Sept. 28 by a vote of conference sports information directors.
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Lizzo’s buoyant, searing “Truth Hurts” is one of the modern pop scene’s more memorable bops, having found life time and again since first dropping in 2017. It resurfaced again over the weekend when the singer herself retweeted a clip setting the cut against a scene from Disney’s 1970 animated feature The Aristocats.…
Читать дальше...Still waiting for spring to be sprung? You can blame a weird event that opened Antarctica's freezer door upon New Zealand and effectively put the chill on September ? with more cold blasts to come this ...
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The cheap ownership ignored baseball’s unpredictable nature, and now the team and the fans are paying the price.
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