Institutes

Library institutes new policy for slower readers (The Salem News)

6 Jan 2009

MARBLEHEAD and mdash; If you're reading this, you've probably taken a moment from a very busy life. Reading a book, on the other hand, requires much more than a moment. And if you don't quite have the time to do it in a week, well, Patricia Rogers understands. The director of the Abbot Public Library is making a bow to the busy lives of Marbleheaders by extending the period in which new novels ...

Chew on this: We'll soon be able to grow replacement teeth (Seattle Times)

6 Jan 2009

It turns out wisdom teeth are prolific sources of adult stem cells needed to grow new teeth for you. From scratch. In your adult life, as you need them. In the near future. According to the National Institutes of Health.

Shade trees save $25 in summertime energy (The Sacramento Bee)

6 Jan 2009

Shade trees planted on the west and south sides of a home can save local homeowners $25 a year on summertime energy bills, according to a recent study. The study was conducted by Geoffrey Donovan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station and David Butry of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. Done last year on 460 single-family ...