James Bidlack Photo: Shannon Cornman Two Edmond men recently created The Genome Registry, and people now can do just that. It launched in September with the work of a University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) professor and a local entrepreneur. Oklahoma City businessman Hal Stevens came up with the naming concept way back in 2001, but […]
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Love is in the air
Then, Oct. 2, four red river hog piglets were born. And on Oct. 7, the zoo announced that Asian elephants Rex and Asha are having a baby — 18-year-old Asha is seven months pregnant with her second calf. Asha’s first calf, Malee, born in 2011, was the first elephant born at the OKC zoo. Zoo […]
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Endangered hipsters
Illustration: Brad Gregg You peer closer … Are they all — male and female alike — really wearing the same type of women’s pants? It’s difficult to make eye contact with them past the blur of thick-framed glasses and hand-knit beanies. We’re speaking, of course, of hipsters. For those allergic to the species, just be […]
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When you assume …
Regarding David Grow’s “Real ‘science’” (May 25, Gazette): Mr. Grow crows about his knowledge of science and castigates my letter for being ignorant “of basic science and evolution in particular.” He must not have read my commentary (Letters, “‘Designer’ debate,” May 18, Gazette) in which I said “evolution works.” I do not have a problem […]