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Old technique first form of regenerative medicine

As America ages, the aches and pains of life become more frequent, a veritable chorus of complaints, sung daily in clinics across the land. Even the slightest injury, whether recent or decades old, has the potential to haunt us, making every step painful. Regardless of the body part, they are ...

Rob the Robot – too good to be true?

Editor’s note: This is the third and almost last chapter in a series about artificial intelligence and its future role in medicine. This chapter begins with a fictional story and ends with two thought-provoking questions for you to consider. At a dinner party with her friends, Judith ...

Column: Faith is light that guides us

Faith may be described as a value one believes without proof. Faith is used as a word that symbolizes our belief system or a guide to our moral values. There are many different faiths, but they all are based on transcendent values. Human beings use these values to guide them on their earthly ...

Lack of good roads, experienced management ended many early mines

Orrin W. Robinson, in the publication “Early Days of the Lake Superior Copper Country,” opined that the probable cause of the failure of the early Ontonagon mining attempts was the poor mining facilities and the high cost of transportation at the time. The time he referred to was the ...

How things have gotten even stranger since pandemic

“Looking at the rain, feeling the pain of love lost running through my brain.” – Gordon Lightfoot I sat in the house in the big chair in the living room. Furniture manufacturers and salespeople call it a “cuddler,” because of its spacious ability to seat two people close ...

Ontonagon frontier experienced rapid development during first decade

Last week, we met Orrin W. Robinson, who described the terrible conditions of roads and travel from the mouth of the Ontonagon River to the Derby Mine in 1854. He was not the first traveler to record his experiences in the region. Eight years earlier, in 1846, another adventurer, named Andrew ...