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Dennis Lehane's 'World Gone By,' and More
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Joe Coughlin was just a wide-eyed boy in “The Given Day,” Dennis Lehane's epic novel about a family of Boston cops who prospered in the early 20th century, surviving poverty, prejudice, the Spanish flu pandemic and a crippling police strike. In “Live …

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Don't get caught, see some of the best April Fools' Day pranks
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Now that cutthroat numbers are back on the rise, there have been a number of Sasquatch sightings in the region. We're thrilled to see these two #native species making a comeback! #trout #cutthroat #YNP #AprilFools. Yellowstone Park Foundation.

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Meg Baird announces Don't Weigh Down the Light , out June 23 on Drag City
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Aforementioned dates include a number of festivals, such as Primavera Sound, Pitchfork, Sasquatch, and NXNE. Festival organizers know who to call for a guaranteed good time, you see. A good time continued: The New Pornographers have a new video for …

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Jack White bridges the genres at Coachella
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… to attract deep-pocketed baby boomers has resulted in a list of festival headliners this summer that calls to mind a classic-rock radio playlist: Billy Joel at Bonnaroo, Paul McCartney at Lollapalooza, Elton John at Outside Lands, Robert Plant at …

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'Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter' review: A 'Fargo' obsession goes too far
www.oregonlive.com

The Austin, Texas-based Zellner brothers have been making bizarre and often alienating short films for years now ("Sasquatch Birth Journal 2" is impossible to un-see), and their first two features, "Goliath" and "Kid-Thing" were pleasantly shaggy and …

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Trap Door Improv entertains with improvised comedy show
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From figuring out how a murderer commited his crime to following Sasquatch through a forest, Trap Door had something for everyone. Allie Jackson, a junior from Sterling Heights, became a part of Trap Door Improv her freshman year and has fallen in love …

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Tiny bits of DNA control hunger neurons
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The discovery reported in PLOS Genetics shows the impact of two different gene enhancers—stretches of DNA near the Pomc gene that make it easier for the cell to read it. Like signal lights that show pilots the path to an airport runway, enhancers …

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Want To Get Your DNA Tested? There's A Facebook App For That
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"Facebook" and "DNA" are two words you probably don't want to hear in the same sentence. But an ambitious new research project, Genes for Good, is now using the social network to collect genetic information. The researchers heading up the project say …

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Ancestry.com introduces geneology finds through DNA testing
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Ancestry.com can now build a family tree from using a person's DNA to find relatives from centuries past. The new test, launched as Ancestry DNA, will allow users of the website to submit their DNA for $99, which will then be compared to other users in …

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New insight into how proteins find their DNA binding sites in the genome
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While genomics deciphers DNA by studying the sequences of base pairs that encode genetic information, structural biology explores the impact of the actual 3-D structure of DNA. Rohs, however, aims to unite the two fields into something new—and …

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