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Presenting a Yucky Truth, By Winston Ross

NORTH BEND - Kyleray Katherman had a feeling the drinking fountains at his school were “gross.” But it wasn’t until he applied a little science to the spigots that he discovered just how right he was.

For an English assignment, Katherman tested the bacteria content at four North Bend Middle School water fountains and one toilet to challenge a four-year-old policy that banned students from bringing bottled water into class (some were sneaking in alcohol that way).

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Did you know there are over 1,000,000 computers chained together across the Internet creating a giant super-computer attempting to break down the building blocks of proteins in order to find a cure for some of the world’s worst diseases. And you can join too!

A recent report from Reuter’s brings hope to the nearly 40 million people currently infected with the AIDS virus worldwide.

An AIDS virus genetically engineered to fight other AIDS viruses worked better than expected, suppressing the virus and renewing the immune systems of a few patients…

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