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Dental van coming to Aberdeen Jan. 7 - 11, 2013
• Dental care is available to children ages 0 to 20 when the CASSP (Children and Adolescent Service System Program) Dental Van comes to Aberdeen Jan. 7 -11, 2013.
• Appointments can be made now by calling Vicki Holley, program coordinator, at (605) 622-5722. Dental care includes evaluation and treatment, which will be schedule and done while the van is in Aberdeen.
• The CASSP Dental Van will be located at Avera St. Luke's Education Center 709 6th Ave, SE (directly east of Kessler's Grocery store). No child is turned away for inability to pay. Children can qualify if:
• • They do not have a dental home
• • They have not seen a dentist for two years or more in the Aberdeen area
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Insect Spotlight
The Next Generation of Pesticides
• Every year, the fate of the entomological world is discussed by 2,000-3,000 entomologists at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (this year held in Knoxville, TN). Often, a hot topic is clearly identifiable from this meeting. This year is no exception: the major theme of the meeting was nothing less than the next generation of insecticides: RNAi-based insecticides.
• This is important, and everyone should know what is coming down the pike.
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• First, let's talk about what RNAi, or interference RNA, is. As an ecologist, my eyes tend to glaze over when I find that nucleic acids are the item on the docket. But I think this topic can be rendered fairly painless.
• Genes produce proteins, and proteins are the workhorses of life. They act as enzymes, they provide the structural building blocks of (Continued on page 3)
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