May 21, 2009 | Online Journal
The history of the synthetic H1N1 flu virus and a not-so-rosy future
The history of the extraction of the genetic material from the corpses of victims of the 1918 Spanish influenza virus who were buried in Arctic permafrost is part 'X-Files' and part 'Jurassic Park.' After an unsuccessful 1951 mission, that involved U.S. biological warfare specialists, to extract 1918 Spanish flu genetic material in 1951 from a ...
LWI 2009-014 FEATURE: A Battle for Cultural Survival
Villagers, the Inuit people of Alaska's Arctic Northwest and Bering Straits region, date their culture back thousands of years.
Chugach program boasts 98 percent graduation
Around a South Anchorage dinner table on a recent night, a group of students takes a moment before eating.
All filmmakers would likely agree that it is a good sign when their film has run out in stores, even if it's not always properly paid for.
Victims describe plane's sudden crash into mountain
NO WARNING: Aircraft was flying through storm before slamming hard into peak. Published: February 20th, 2009 03:55 PM Last Modified: February 21st, 2009 04:36 AM The engines purred, pulling the commuter ...
Criticism of university views 'appalling'
I was appalled at the criticism leveled by some legislators of university faculty and students for being "anti-development." More shameful is the response by Chancellor Mark Hamilton calling them "conservative" ...
Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
Image of CDC staff preparing for an outbreak investigation in Alaska.
This trip was made, in order to conduct a review of regional immunization records, immunize children at risk for Hib, and to obtain nasal-pharyngeal swabs of village residents.
String of village suicides raises alarm
Alaska State Troopers and state health officials are reporting a stunning number of suicides so far this month in Western Alaska, most of them teenagers.
On This Day: Roald Amundsen Became the First Man to Reach the South Pole
On Dec. 14, 1911, the Norwegian explorer raised his country's flag at the South Pole, beating Britain's Capt.
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