Paul Rogers

2 days ago | mercurynews.com | Paul Rogers

Remember umbrellas and windshield wipers? Bay Area residents woke Monday morning to something they hadn’t seen in six weeks: Rain. A fast-moving cold front from the Gulf of Alaska brought several hours of showers across Northern California on Monday, providing countless free car washes, clearing the air and wetting down vegetation after a hot dry weekend. It was the first significant rain in the Bay Area since April 1. How rare is rain in May? Not unheard of, experts said Monday. “We don’t get a lot.

2 days ago | raptorgroup.com | Paul Rogers

ENFINIA IVT Ready DNA offers full-length, high-complexity, high-accuracy linear DNA with a long poly(A) tail, manufactured cell-free and delivered in as few as 10 days, ready for immediate use. Elegen, the leader in next-generation cell-free DNA manufacturing, today announced the early access launch of ENFINIA™ IVT Ready DNA. An expansion of its ENFINIA platform, this new product is delivered ready-to-use with the requisite poly(A) tail already encoded.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Paul Rogers

Two years after being fired from The Apprentice, a 25-year-old military history enthusiast has started a new role as a Shropshire councillor. Gregory Ebbs won a seat on Shropshire Council as a Liberal Democrat in May's election by nine votes and said afterwards: "It was on a knife-edge."Lord Sugar showed him the door in week three of the BBC show, after a bad cartoon led to his team losing the task, and he said he feared the people of Whitchurch might cast him out too.

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Paul Rogers

May 2The creatures are easily startled and will lash out. Our country’s treasured national parks are home to all kinds of wildlife—some more dangerous than others. A visit to Everglades National Park may result in a run-in with an alligator, while checking out Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park …

5 days ago | mercurynews.com | Paul Rogers

In an annual California event that signifies the changing of the seasons in the High Sierra, Yosemite National Park officials plan to open Glacier Point Road to motor vehicles on Saturday. The 16-mile-long road, which closed Nov. 11 for the winter, will open at 8 a.m. It delivers visitors to one of the park’s most popular attractions, Glacier Point, a massive granite landmark with commanding views of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, Nevada Fall and Vernal Fall.