Advance In Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique Made By Penn Research
University of Pennsylvania The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are...
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Susquehanna Health is now a Registered Safe Sitter® Teaching Site, offering a comprehensive babysitting training course for adolescents age 11 and up. Williamsport, PA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Susquehanna Health is now a Registered Safe Sitter® Teaching Site, offering a comprehensive babysitting training course for adolescents age 11 and up. This nationally-recognized program was developed by Indianapolis pediatrician Dr. Patricia Keener after a colleague’s toddler choked to...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Michael Wolf and other department officials participated in the final day of the East Coast leg of the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Memorial Bike Ride in honor of National EMS Week, May 19-25. The seven-day bike ride honors EMS personnel who serve every day, those who have become sick or injured while performing their duties and those who have died in the line of duty. Wolf was...
Ventresca Ltd. of Doylestown, Pennsylvania has been honored with a recognition by Philadelphia Style in its selection of "The Hot List." DOYLESTOWN, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Announcing a special recognition appearing in the June, 2012 issue of Philadelphia Style published by Philadelphia Style Magazine, LLC. Ventresca Ltd. was selected for the following honor: "The Hot List" (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130524/DC20634) A spokesperson from...
Trend of Natural Gas Growth Continues VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The PJM Interconnection annual capacity auction has attracted a record amount of new generation as well as record imports of capacity from the Midcontinent ISO and other areas. The power supplies will meet the needs of the region served by PJM three years from now. PJM, the administrator of the wholesale power market, announced the results of its annual Reliability Pricing Model auction. The...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Josef Newgarden, of Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, brings considerable momentum into Indianapolis for this weekend's running of the 97th Indianapolis 500. The previous IZOD IndyCar Series event in Sao Paulo, Brazil saw 22-year old Newgarden post his best career finish of 5th place, having begun the Sao Paulo event in last place as a result of an engine change penalty. Newgarden's 5(th) place finish eclipses a previous best of 9th place at...
Congressman Fattah Joins Patrick Kennedy in Ireland for Brain Research Conference WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a long-time Congressional champion of brain research, travels to Dublin, Ireland this weekend to attend an invitation only conference on neuroscience. The invitation was issued by the Irish Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission to participate in the conference: Healthy Brain: Healthy Europe - A...
Game Commission seeks partners to help expand popular program. HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After more than a decade of success, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is working to expand its Junior Pheasant Hunt Program and is seeking partners to do so. The commission is asking sportsmen's clubs and other conservation organizations to meet an increasing demand created by the youngsters who want to participate in the program. And this year, clubs have the...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Private and public pool owners, as well as pool management companies, should remember that chlorinated wastewater must be handled responsibly, Acting DEP Secretary Chris Abruzzo said today. "Pools will open in just a few weeks," Abruzzo said. "Sometimes as swimming pools are cleaned and prepared for summer use, we see fish kills in local streams that could easily have been prevented." "Pool owners and professional pool...
Safety Reminders Shared in Recognition of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With temperatures rising and more motorcycles traveling on Pennsylvania roadways, PennDOT is urging motorists to share the road and watch out for motorcycles throughout the riding season. "I urge all motorists to use common sense, obey the law and keep their attention solely on the task of driving," PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. "Our message...
Nine new gates, enhancements throughout the terminal continue Delta's investment at JFK hub NEW YORK, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and JFK International Air Terminal LLC (JFKIAT) today opened the new Terminal 4 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, part of a $1.4 billion redevelopment program at JFK. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
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Symbol: USPE Group: Lichen Family: Parmeliaceae Growth Habit: Lichenous Native Status: NA N Classification: Kingdom Fungi – Fungi Division Ascomycota – Sac fungi Class Ascomycetes Order Lecanorales Family Parmeliaceae Genus Usnea Dill. ex Adans. – beard lichen Species Usnea pensylvanica Mot. – Pennsylvania beard lichen
Symbol: SPPE6 Group: Moss Family: Splachnaceae Growth Habit: Nonvascular Native Status: NA N Synonyms: TEPE3 Tetraplodon pennsylvanicum (Brid.) Sayre Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Division Bryophyta – Mosses Subdivision Musci Class Bryopsida – True mosses Subclass Bryidae Order Funariales Family Splachnaceae Genus Splachnum Hedw....
Symbol: RUPE3 Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Subshrub Native Status: L48 N CAN N Synonyms: RUAB2 Rubus abactus L.H. Bailey Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:CT, DC, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular...
Symbol: RAPE2 Group: Dicot Family: Ranunculaceae Duration: Annual Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N AK N CAN N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AK, AZ, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom ...
Symbol: POPEP5 Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N AK N CAN N Synonyms: POAT4 Potentilla atrovirens Rydb. POBIG Potentilla bipinnatifida Douglas ex Hook. var. glabrata (Lehm. ex Hook.) Kohli & Packer POGL14 Potentilla glabella Rydb. POPEA Potentilla pensylvanica L. var. atrovirens (Rydb.) T. Wolf POPEG2 Potentilla pensylvanica L....
