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The making of a president: scientists and artists build Washington.(INFO ZONE)
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Photography did not exist in George Washington's lifetime. So how do we know what he looked like? Recently, a team of experts led by scientist Jeffrey Schwartz used historical evidence, or clues, to build a statue of Washington at age 45 (see cover). Here's how the team did it.
1. The team began by scanning this mold of Washington's face into a computer. A sculptor had made the mold of the 53-year-old Washington's face in 1785. Washington's dentures, or false teeth (above), showed the shape of his mouth.
2. Once the team had an idea of what Washington's ...
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The FUNGUS among us; Fungi share a common ancestor with humans, and like many distant relatives, it's the traits we share that can make getting along difficult.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...to that of animals. Fungi range in size from submicroscopic...diameter. In fact, fungi may be the world's...armillaria ostsoyae, a fungus that feeds on pine trees...characteristic of some of the fungi that are potentially...why the tube makes a fungus more dangerous, or even...
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The fungus among us: tiny but ubiquitous, mycorrhizal fungi form vital connections underground.(Science Essay)
Magazine article from: Alternatives Journal
; ...forest as a network of interconnected roots linked by fungi, passing nutrients between individuals. Just as a forest...protected, often without realizing it, is mycorrhizal fungi. Fungi take many-forms, ranging from mushrooms to yeasts...
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Fungus factories: additives from fungi are already widely used in the food industry, and plenty more await discovery.(Food science)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry
; Fungi haven't had much good press lately. Since...in the US before that, the public face of fungi has been looking distinctly mouldy. Behind...eradication programmes know a lot more about fungi than just how to get rid of them. Even some...
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Fungi.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly
; ...i-mal). A mushroom is a fungus (fun-gus). Some fungi (fun-gi) are very big...Some fungi you can eat. Some fungi you can not eat. New Words: mushroom plant animal fungus fungi NOTE TO TEACHERS and PARENTS...
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Fungus foray
Magazine article from: The Spectator
; ...week, I went on a 'fungus foray and feast'. The...he said, gathering fungi as we went. At the farmhouse...extraordinary diversity of fungi. Before we set off...When we encountered fungi in some shape or form...made by Blackberry Rust Fungus or Tar Spot fungus as...
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Fungus turns spotlight on conservation efforts
Newspaper article from: China Daily
; ...out into the high mountains in search of caterpillar fungus. The fungus is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM...intensify patrolling and keep out the hordes on the fungus' trail. The Minshan forests are also an important...
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Fungus to help protect state's woodlands It should control numbers of gypsy moth caterpillars
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...Kewaskum will receive the fungus. In Ozaukee County...Fredonia and Saukville. The fungus also will be introduced...in Waukesha County. Fungi are not plants and cannot...they live. Other common fungi include molds, mildews...were infected with the fungus in tests, they were...
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Fungus Genome Yielding Answers to Protect Grains, People, Animals.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service
; ...The scientists who sequenced the fungus' genes said that the genome will...triggers the process that spreads the fungus and why various fungi attack specific plants. These...are completely resistant to the fungus Fusarium graminearum, something...
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Fungus could save papermakers millions
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...known for years that fungi could turn a hardy...subvermispora, a common fungus in Wisconsin forests...isolate the right fungus to do the best job. Hundreds of fungi were screened by...reduce the amount of fungus needed, and thus...available food source for fungi. Corn steep liquor...
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Fungi scientists are endangered species
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...transplants. * RECYCLING FUNGUS Fungi are the ultimate...of most valuable fungi is Ophiocordyceps...Himalayan caterpillar fungus which sells for up...underground tuber fungi - can cost even more * DRUG-PRODUCING FUNGUS The fungus Monascus...
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