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Microorganism that
helped treat TB is
NJ’s state microbe 13.05.2019
A microorganism that played a role in treating tuberculosis is now officially recognised as New Jersey’s state microbe. Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill on Friday giving the distinction to Streptomyces griseus. The microbe was discovered in New Jersey soil in 1916. In 1943, researchers from Rutgers University used the microbe to create the antibiotic streptomycin and TB death rates in the US plummeted. They fell from about 194 deaths per 1,00,000 people in 1900 to about 9 deaths per 1,00,000 people in 1955. Rutgers researcher Selman Waksman was awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering the microbe and creating the antibiotic.
Man steals sex toys worth $500 from couple’s house
A South Dakota man is accused of stealing $500 worth of sex toys from a couple’s home over a period of about two years. The Argus Leader reports that Brody Fuchs, 25, is charged with second-degree burglary. Bon Homme County sheriff’s deputy Brian McGuire says Fuchs took “a bunch” of the items from a residence He did not say whether Fuchs knew the couple. An affidavit says the couple had installed a camera system inside the house, which caught Fuchs entering the home for about 40 seconds, then leaving. A deputy recovered a number of sex toys during a search of the suspect’s residence.
Fake blood flows at antiextinction protest in Paris
Environmental protesters spilled fake blood on Sunday on the steps of the Trocadero, a Paris tourist landmark, in a stunt to highlight the accelerated loss of biodiversity on Earth. As sightseers and police looked on, members of the Extinction Rebellion campaign group emptied canisters containing around 300 litres of red liquid on the famous esplanade across from the Eiffel Tower. Brandishing banners with the slogan: “Stop the sixth mass extinction”, the protesters then observed a few minutes’ silence before cleaning the steps.
PILOT LANDS PLANE WITHOUT FRONT WHEELS: A Myanmar pilot safely landed a passenger jet without its front wheels on Sunday, after landing gear on the Myanmar National Airlines plane failed to deploy, the airline said. The pilot followed emergency procedures and did the fuel burn out to reduce the landing weight. Video of the landing shows the Embraer aircraft touching down on its rear wheels before lowering its nose. The aircraft travels some distance along the runway on its nose, kicking up smoke, before coming to a halt. The airline did not say how many people were on board but Embraer said on its website the aircraft has a typical capacity of between 96 and 114 seats
Microorganism that
helped treat TB is
NJ’s state microbe 13.05.2019
A microorganism that played a role in treating tuberculosis is now officially recognised as New Jersey’s state microbe. Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill on Friday giving the distinction to Streptomyces griseus. The microbe was discovered in New Jersey soil in 1916. In 1943, researchers from Rutgers University used the microbe to create the antibiotic streptomycin and TB death rates in the US plummeted. They fell from about 194 deaths per 1,00,000 people in 1900 to about 9 deaths per 1,00,000 people in 1955. Rutgers researcher Selman Waksman was awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering the microbe and creating the antibiotic.
Man steals sex toys worth $500 from couple’s house
A South Dakota man is accused of stealing $500 worth of sex toys from a couple’s home over a period of about two years. The Argus Leader reports that Brody Fuchs, 25, is charged with second-degree burglary. Bon Homme County sheriff’s deputy Brian McGuire says Fuchs took “a bunch” of the items from a residence He did not say whether Fuchs knew the couple. An affidavit says the couple had installed a camera system inside the house, which caught Fuchs entering the home for about 40 seconds, then leaving. A deputy recovered a number of sex toys during a search of the suspect’s residence.
Fake blood flows at antiextinction protest in Paris
Environmental protesters spilled fake blood on Sunday on the steps of the Trocadero, a Paris tourist landmark, in a stunt to highlight the accelerated loss of biodiversity on Earth. As sightseers and police looked on, members of the Extinction Rebellion campaign group emptied canisters containing around 300 litres of red liquid on the famous esplanade across from the Eiffel Tower. Brandishing banners with the slogan: “Stop the sixth mass extinction”, the protesters then observed a few minutes’ silence before cleaning the steps.
PILOT LANDS PLANE WITHOUT FRONT WHEELS: A Myanmar pilot safely landed a passenger jet without its front wheels on Sunday, after landing gear on the Myanmar National Airlines plane failed to deploy, the airline said. The pilot followed emergency procedures and did the fuel burn out to reduce the landing weight. Video of the landing shows the Embraer aircraft touching down on its rear wheels before lowering its nose. The aircraft travels some distance along the runway on its nose, kicking up smoke, before coming to a halt. The airline did not say how many people were on board but Embraer said on its website the aircraft has a typical capacity of between 96 and 114 seats
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