There may be plastic in your gum
Not long ago, I wrote about bone char used in filtration and purification of sugar. I had lots of feedback...
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Editorials
COLUMN: Gabe Osabuohien is feeling offensive, and that’s good news for West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Teams aren’t going to be leaving West Virginia’s Gabe Osabuohien wide open at the top of the...
Read moreHuman trafficking a problem, even in West Virginia
Before the dust has settled on the case of Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail after being accused of sexually...
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Column: WVU finally gets guard play to compliment Derek Culver, Oscar Tshiebwe in win over TCU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Miles McBride and Brandon Knapper were the only two players to score for West Virginia during the...
Read moreWhat is gene therapy?
Genes are the heredity units that pass the characteristics (physical and behavioral) from parents to their offspring. They define features...
Read moreDon’t let legislature weaken our vaccination laws
Consider this from the World Health Organization: “Vaccines prevented at least 10 million deaths between 2010 and 2015, and many...
Read moreA primer on the contact process in chemistry
The contact process is used to make sulfuric acid. The simpler type of the contact process is the sulfur-burning plant....
Read moreChai, Christmas combine for best parts of winter
There are many parts of winter I don’t love. But tasty warm drinks and Christmas — especially the two combined...
Read more‘Dark Waters’ hits close to home
“It’s often said if we’re drinking clean water, public health is doing their job.” My boss, Dr. Lee B. Smith,...
Read moreCute and clever describe artist’s upcycled-materials jewelry
Cute and clever are the first words that come to mind to describe the jewelry and other trinkets Angi, of...
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