Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 1, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg free november scientists probe new discovery for Way to Stop our cells from dying do death genes hold the key Landfill fight May be costly by Alexandra Paul medical reporter t hink of them As Kamikaze scientists say a Gene that directs cells to commit suicide is behind the Complex mechanism of life on it is also one of the newest discoveries scientists Are probing in the search for cures to cancer and other devastating it be Nice if we had a Way to activate a Gene to prevent cells from dying in degenerative diseases like Lou Gehrig Dis ease University of Winnipeg biology professor de Byard but the genes known As death genes wont be the same As tap Ping into the Fountain of eternal death genes dont seem to have anything to do with genes that control Byard the when it will revolutionize the scientist predicted in a recent cell death murder or Sui cide at the Centennial the death genes have been Iso lated in some including a on millimetre worm called a the tiny invertebrate has become sciences Best Friend in the search for the death Gene because its simple cellular Structure Only cells has allowed scientists to catalogue All of its we Haven identified death genes in humans but i think they Are Byard there is evidence of their exis tence in the discovery of a Gene in humans that prevents cells from committing he there have been anti death genes identified in isolated first in which is a Nasty form of cancer where the cells go Byard the anti death called bal allows cells to run Lead ing to disease and they dont there Immor Byard in the Ordinary Cycle of research on creatures like the nematode has shown that every organism contains death they operate like an internal death ticking away in every think of As you sit you have a death Gene ready to cells will commit suicide unless they get help from other cells around them not to a support if you will and that social interaction is vital in regulating cell Byard Byard said that once science unlocks the key to human death genes its conceivable Gene therapy like an injection could cure degenerative including some of the worst forms of were talking about a Small population of i cant imagine it would result in a disease free Byard satellite to bidder makes pledge by Vic Parsons Canadian press Ottawa plums were tossed in the direction of Canadas cultural Community yesterday by a major competitor for a direct Home satellite to Power one of three bid Ders for the new promised Money yesterday for program production and specially and promotion for Cana Dian made films equal to that Given Hollywood the pledge was made to the Canadian radio television and telecommunications which is holding hearings to decide what companies will get theres been concern by some groups that the dts satellite distributors will ring in the so called multichannel universe with Large amounts of american program Ming that could swamp Canadian Power direct and a consortium of major Cable Compa will use High powered Amer ican satellites to deliver express Stu will relay programs via Canadian satellite when it starts up next Power directs partner is which has a million Amer ican the directors Guild of Canada has said the two companies using satellites should not be licensed because there will be an unacceptable level of foreign influence on their Power direct spokesmen said yesterday they did not believe Competition and cultural goals Are at Competition must serve Canadian Content goals through lower distribution enhanced Market Access and greater revenues for our cultural Power direct president Joel Bell told the Federal broadcast Regula these sources would help off set scarce Public he Power direct will contribute More than million to program production Over the seven years of its and would increase pay ments to specially channels by company officials promised 24hour channels of entirely Cana Dian films promoted equally along Side Hollywood they also said dts could help recapture the so called Grey mar in which tens of thousands of canadians now use Large satellite dishes to receive american Chan Nels directly through Cross order it has been estimated that to dishes of this Type Are used in if those viewers can be attracted to it will mean millions of dollars More for Canadian programming services and allow broader application of Canadian broadcasting Power direct dynamic by Stevens wild City Hall reporter the City May spend As much As in consult ing fees to prepare a submission to the clean environment commission in a last ditch Effort to halt a controversial a City Hall document obtained by the free press said the administration wants to hire a Public relations firm and an engineering consulting company to prepare its presentation to the commission at hearings concerning a proposed Landfill in the Rural municipality of As the document an application from the cites director of water and waste to the Board of commissioners asking for its approval the City was considering bringing in expert wit Nesses from the United states to participate in the that move would entail travelling and accommodation it better be Damn Good Evi said Glen Murray fort questioning the need for outside if the cites waste department Doest know about what do the consultants the hearings will take place next monday and tuesday at Grosse Isle to consider an application from Bufi to construct a Harry Lazarenko Mynarski questioned the need for an elaborate since the City had Little Chance of killing the pro posed the concern i have is to spend and our chances to win Are not Lazarenko id like to talk to the consultants about our chances of if the cites chances Are not what is the sense of spending the City Hall document said the water and waste department wanted to retain Uma engineering an engineering consultancy firm and Lewis a Public relations firm frequently retained by the the document said that Uma had been paid for its ser vices during the three Days of clean environment commission hearing into the application last a Telephone Call to Uma was not Steve director of the cites water and said he did not think the City would spend on the he said no decision had been made to retain Lewis a statement that was confirmed by an executive with the Yoshino pointed out that the City had estimated that the Competition from the Bufi dump would Cost the City million a year in tipping which Are charged for mate rial deposited in the As he said the proposed site of the Landfill was environmentally unsatisfactory because it would be situated on top of an Yoshino said Uma would provide advice in the areas of engineering and he confirmed the City was considering brining in outside we Are looking at Yoshino we have retained Uma and they Are thinking of adding to the Murray said the City has turned to outside engineering firms for consultancy work since downsizing its own engineering depart the latest design form 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