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How to catch a Leprechaun

By George Johnson, Special to the Beacon

Posted 1:00 am Wed., 3.17.10

The author's mother, Irish to the core, believed that no leprechaun would ever leave Ireland, so she would have scoffed at local attempts to find the fairies. But she took a look herself on a visit to County Tipperary.

Is love a chemical reaction?

By George Johnson, Special to the Beacon

Posted 12:00 am Wed., 2.24.10

In 9th grade, helplessly in love with a girl who gave no sign she knew he existed, George Johnson learned about moths and pheromones. Could such knowledge lead him to success with this girl? With any girl? (Photo of Emporer Gum Moth | wikipedia )

Modern science and ancient humans

By George Johnson, Special to the Beacon

Posted 12:00 am Wed., 2.17.10

From crime solving to solving the mysteries of ancient man, DNA fingerprinting and what's called PCR are opening up layers of knowledge that have practical application and help modern people understand their evolution.

Are birds dinosaurs?

By George Johnson, Special to the Beacon

Posted 12:00 am Wed., 2.10.10

The fossil record keeps adding evidence that birds and dinosaurs are related. But some die-hards keep the fuss about feathers flying. The latest evidence supports the existence of feathers on beings that are undisputably dinosaurs, making the link stronger.

On the hunt for disease-causing genes

By George Johnson, Special to the Beacon
Posted 1:00 am Wed., 2.3.10
With the decoding of the human genome eight years ago, researchers trying to find the genes that cause inherited diseases thought they were entering a golden age. Instead, they've found a lot of frustration. It's time for science to rethink assumptions that determined the way the search was conducted.

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Editors' Picks

Health
- Hospitals are using patient data to market to privately insured: Some critics feel the data mining and sharing raises legal and ethical questions for non-profit hospitals. l Kaiser Health News
- Child abuse is biggest risk in first year of life: More infants are admitted to hospitals for injuries stemming from abuse than for any other illness or injury. l Time
- Service dogs are more than best friends for kids with disabilities: They can be trained to interrupt behavior, alert others at the onset of health crises and even anticipate medical incidents. l New York Times
- Many children still exposed to second-hand smoke in cars, new study finds: The authors recommend that more parts of the country follow the lead of four states that now ban smoking in cars carrying kids. | Reuters
Science
- Meteorite chunks from Mars fell over Morocco last summer, scientists say: This is only the fifth time experts have chemically confirmed fresh Martian rocks fell to Earth, the last in 1962. | AP
- Trove of fossils collected by young Darwin found in England: The find sheds new light on this formative period for Darwin, then in his 20s, whose study of tropical plants and wildlife set the stage for his ground-breaking theory of evolution. | Daily Mail
- Milky Way galaxy may have 160 billion alien planets, new study says: On average, each of the 100 billion or so stars in our galaxy hosts at least 1.6 planets. | Space.com
- Private firm ranks atomic security of all countries with nuclear weapons: Australia has the best security. North Korea's nuclear facilities are the least secure. The U.S. ranks 13 out of 32 countries. l New York Times

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MFFH Regional Meetings

The Missouri Foundation for Health will hold a meeting to highlight its funding strategy for 2012. The meeting is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. on February 1 at the Missouri Foundation for Health's 2nd floor training room in the Grand Central building at Union Station in St. Louis.

Meetings are free and designed for health and community action nonprofits, community service clubs, human service providers and community leaders. RSVPs are encouraged: Contact Maranda Witherspoon at 800-655-5560 or [email protected]. More information.

The MIKADO has a little list … were you on it?

The St. Louis Beacon rang in 2012 with a concert performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's beloved operetta, "The Mikado," at the Sheldon Concert Hall, and the Higher Education Channel was on hand to record it. Here is a link to the complete perfomance, which we hope you'll enjoy.

The musical direction of "The Mikado" was by Amy Kaiser; Craig Terry was conductor-accompanist. All proceeds from ticket sales benefitted the Beacon.

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