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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2,2012 COMMUNITY DNA Day: Students learn of life’s building blocks By CATHY WILSON •Staff Writer "1. Students count lots of different items in school. The number of taste re ceptors on tongues is usu ally not one of them. Recently, however, more than 70 science students at ’. Perquimans County High School participated in DNA Day and emgaged in several activities associat ed with studies involving DNA including creating their own mock case study counting the number of taste receptors (better ‘known as taste buds) on each other’s tongues. Science teacher Celeste Maus and her students, as well as other science ^students in school, en- “ joyed presentations by two graduate students from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on pharmacogenetics-the study on how genes affects drug efficiency and toxic ity. The graduate students talked to the students on how research is working towards finding out why some people react to cer tain medications while others don’t. The biophysics gradu ate students, Karen Plev- ock and Johnathan Leano, are working under Profes sor Dr. Kevin Slep on Xray crystallography and cell biology to help in cancer treatment. “I applied to partici pate in DNA Day and was fortunate enough to host two graduate students from UNC-Chapel Hill to come to Perquimans High School to teach about ge netics and pharmacoge netics with interactive activities. Students were engaged with real time re search that demonstrates the importance of a brand new and extremely effec tive means of determin ¬ ing which medication will treat symptoms for indi viduals...” wrote Maus in an email. “April is an important month in the life of genetics. In April 1953 - double DNA he lix was discovered. Fifty years later in April 2003, the entire human genetic code was published (over a billion characters). The UNC system offered high schools around the state the opportunity to host graduate students to teach high school students a field related to DNA. We were very fortunate to be chosen.” Students like Kenya Downing, Jordan Chap pell, and Kolby Walker discovered if they were super tasters, tasters, or nontasters by first tasting STAFF PHOTO BY CATHY WILSON Jonathan Leano, a biophysics graduate student from UNC- Chapel Hill, was one of two graduate students teaching local students about DNA. a piece of paper contain ing Phenylthiocarbamide (a non-toxic substance known as PTC). PTC tastes bitter to some people but is tasteless to others. Some students immedi ately reacted to the bitter taste (supertasters), while others had delayed re sponses (tasters). Students who didn’t taste the PTC at all were nontasters. The students then licked blue lollipops which stained the tongues and highlighted the taste re ceptors. Other students looked at the receptors with magnifying glasses and counted. Their mock case study compared their numbers with how the students re acted to the PLC. “In addition, students took a look at common dominant and recessive observable physical traits and utilized their indi vidualized information to plot and create their own genetic wheel code that allowed for students to analyze and evaluate the genetic variation within their class,” Maus added. Students looked at human traits includ ing dimples when you laugh, tongue roll, cross ing thumbs (either left or right), pinkies (either straight or bend away), ear lobes (either attached or free), widow’s peak and bending thumbs while considering their own ge netic makeup. Students also questioned the graduate students on career goals, class sched ules, and higher education expectations. FINANCIAL STRESS? 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The purpose of the public hearing is to receive citizen’s comments concern ing the rescission of Ordinance No. 32 - Sewer Use Ordinance. Since Perqui mans County elected not to establish a Sewer District in 2001, Ordinance No. 32 is no longer necessary. Frank Heath, County Manager P The ERQUIMANS ^[WEEKLY (USPS428-080) Vol. 80 No. 18 Published each Wednesday. A publication of Cooke Communications North Carolina, LLC Established 1934 111 W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Ann Hoffman Publisher Mike Goodman Editor Cathy Wilson Staff Writer Bev Alexander Advertising Representative Phone 252-426-5728 • Fax 252-426-4625 Email: perquimansweekly@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rates In Perquimans County $24.20 N.C. out of County $29.50 Out of State $33.90 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944 Get out and vote: Election Day is Tuesday By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Voters will decide sev eral state and national pri maries as well as a consti tutional amendment and one local race when they turn out next Tuesday for the May primary election. Three candidates are seeking three seats on the Perquimans County Board of Education. Incumbents Arlene Yates and Susan Cox are vying to keep their THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS IN YOUR IRA CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Mike Jordan Financial Advisor 321S Broad St Suite A Gaslight Square Edenton, NC 27932 252482-0134 To learn about the benefits of an Edward Jones IRA, call or visit today. www.edwardjones.com M»mt»rsipc Edwardjones MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING RE-Elect Susan B. Cox Perquimans County Board of Education V Retired Educator with more than 30 years of experience V Current Board of Education Member Paid for by the committee to elect Susan B. Cox Decision 2012 seats while newcomer Ste ven Magaro is expected to fill the third seat since only three candidates are run ning for three seats. Yates, chairman of the board of education, is seek ing her second term of of fice. She is currently com pleting her first four-year term and has previously served as vice chairman of the six-member board. She is self-employed as owner of The Learning Center of Perquimans County, a lo cal daycare center. Cox is currently serving her first four-year term on the board. She is a retired educator and owner of Carolina Trophy in Hert ford. Magaro is a retired mili tary veteran with advanced degrees and certifications in adult learning, leader ship, and business. He combines his academic ac complishments with over 30 years of professional, high energy, goal-driven experience in leadership, project management, adult learning, and training. Partisan primaries on the May 8 ballot include U.S. president, U.S. House of Representatives for Dis tricts 1 and 3 (Hertford and Parksville lie in District 1 while Bethel, New Hope, Belvidere and Nicanor lie in District 3); North Caro- lina-governor, lieutenant governor, auditor, commis sion of agriculture, com missioner of insurance, commissioner of labor, secretary of state, superin tendent of public instruc tion, treasurer; State Senate District 1, State House of Representatives District 1. Also on the ballot is the state constitution amend ment providing that mar riage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that’s valid or recognized in North Carolina: To see sample voting ballots, visit www.ncsbe. gov and click View your Sample Ballot. To see which district you vote in, visit www.ncsbe.gov/ VoterLookup. Click on My election information tab at the top of the page, type in your name and county of residence and the site will list the voter’s district, sample ballots, and polling location. RESOLUTION OF THE PERQUIMANS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS CONCERNING THE COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS On April 17, 2012 the Perquimans County Board of Elections met at the Board of Elections Office, Hertford, North Carolina and adopted the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Perquimans County Board of Elections that: 1 The Perquimans County Board of Elections shall meet at 2:00 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, May 8,2012 at the Board of Elections Office at 601-A S. Edenton Road Street to count absentee ballots. 2 Any voter of the county may attend this meeting and observe the count. 3 The results of the absentee ballot count will not be announced before 7:30 PM on that day. 4 The Perquimans County Board of Elections will meet at 5:00 P.M May 14,2012 pursuant to G.S. 163-231 (b)(ii) if absentee ballots are received pursuant to this sub section. Vera Murrill Secretary, Perquimans County of Elections THE PERQUIMANS COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners will convene as the Board of Equalization and Review. The purpose of this meeting is to hear from all citizens who request a hearing on property tax as sessments. Appeals will be received by the Perquimans County Tax Department. The Board of Equalization and Review will meet May 7, 2012. You must have an appointment to appear at this meeting. Ap pointments may be arranged by contacting the County Assessor on or before May 4, 2012. Our office hours are 8:00-5:00, Monday-Friday. Telephone numbers are 252-426-7010 or 252-426-5564. Expected adjournment date: June 4,2012. Debbie T. Stallings Interim Tax Assessor and Clerk to the Perquimans County Board of Equalization and Review Hertford man hurt in wreck From staff reports A Hertford man was in jured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morn ing at N.C. Highway 37 and Gliden Road in Chowan County. Derwin Saunders, 25, was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Green ville after he was thrown from his overturning pick- up truck around 4:05 a.m., according to N.C. Highway Patrol trooper J.F. Bray. A hospital spokeswom an said Monday afternoon that Bray remains in seri ous condition. Saunder’s ’97 Ford ap parently veered off a slop ing shoulder of N.C. 37 before flipping multiple times before the truck came to a rest in a ditch, Bray said. Saunders, who was not wearing a seat- belt, was ejected during the crash. Bray said Saunders travels the road weekdays en route to Gates County where he carpools to work at a shipyard in Virginia. Speed is not believed to have been a factor, Bray said. While the trooper does not why Saunders left the roadway, he added that the truck’s large tires hitting a sloping area con tributed to it overturning.
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