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Jakarta post: Researches have found a technique to quickly assess disorders in babies. This new method, published Wednesday in the magazine Science Translational Medicine, is a proof of concept that it's possible to quickly scan a baby's entire DNA and pinpoint a disease-causing mutation in a couple of days instead of the more typical weeks as months. The study investigation to four babies said that the test could be one of the first practical fruits of the revolution in sequencing an individual's entire DNA.

The idea behind the test is to take advantage of what is known about disease symptoms to narrow the search for genetic. And that is a good step in the right direction, said Dr. Joe Gray, an expert in genome analysis at Oregon Health and Science University, "It's a big genome," said Dr. Joe Gray, who was not involved with the study "How do you know what part of it to search?

While more research needs to be done before the test is ready for widespread use, he applauded the effort "If people don't push the envelope like this, then we won't get there,"Dr. Gray said.

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Jakarta post: Researches have found a technique to quickly assess disorders in babies. This new method, published Wednesday in the magazine Science Translational Medicine, is a proof of concept that it's possible to quickly scan a baby's entire DNA and pinpoint a disease-causing mutation in a couple of days instead of the more typical weeks as months. The study investigation to four babies said that the test could be one of the first practical fruits of the revolution in sequencing an individual's entire DNA.

The idea behind the test is to take advantage of what is known about disease symptoms to narrow the search for genetic. And that is a good step in the right direction, said Dr. Joe Gray, an expert in genome analysis at Oregon Health and Science University, "It's a big genome," said Dr. Joe Gray, who was not involved with the study "How do you know what part of it to search?

While more research needs to be done before the test is ready for widespread use, he applauded the effort "If people don't push the envelope like this, then we won't get there,"Dr. Gray said.

Besides scanning a baby's DNA, the new method ....

Jakarta post: Researches have found a technique to quickly assess disorders in babies. This new method, published Wednesday in the magazine Science Translational Medicine, is a proof of concept that it's possible to quickly scan a baby's entire DNA and pinpoint a disease-causing mutation in a couple of days instead of the more typical weeks as months. The study investigation to four babies said that the test could be one of the first practical fruits of the revolution in sequencing an individual's entire DNA.<o:p></o:p>

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         While more research needs to be done before the test is ready for widespread use, he applauded the effort "If people don't push the envelope like this, then we won't get there,"Dr. Gray said.

 

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Once upon time, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger lived on the foot of Mount Bromo. After six years of marriage, they had not had any children. They prayer was granted in one condition. They should sacrifice their youngest son for the Bromo crater.

After sometime, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child, and it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and forgot about the agreement. The mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfil their promise. But  they didn’t want their youngest son, Raden Kusuma, to be sacrificed for the crater.

Raden Kusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile, the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffered. Since Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man, he didin’t want his siblings and other people suffered because of him. Therefore he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater. The eruption suddenly stopped.

After that day, the Tengger people have given offerings to the crater, as Raden Kusuma had sacrificed himself before. 

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Once upon time, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger lived on the foot of Mount Bromo. After six years of marriage, they had not had any children. They prayer was granted in one condition. They should sacrifice their youngest son for the Bromo crater.

After sometime, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child, and it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and forgot about the agreement. The mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfil their promise. But  they didn’t want their youngest son, Raden Kusuma, to be sacrificed for the crater.

Raden Kusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile, the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffered. Since Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man, he didin’t want his siblings and other people suffered because of him. Therefore he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater. The eruption suddenly stopped.

After that day, the Tengger people have given offerings to the crater, as Raden Kusuma had sacrificed himself before.

What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

Once upon time, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger lived on the foot of Mount Bromo. After six years of marriage, they had not had any children. They prayer was granted in one condition. They should sacrifice their youngest son for the Bromo crater.

After sometime, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child, and it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and forgot about the agreement. The mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfil their promise. But  they didn’t want their youngest son, Raden Kusuma, to be sacrificed for the crater.

Raden Kusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile, the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffered. Since Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man, he didin’t want his siblings and other people suffered because of him. Therefore he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater. The eruption suddenly stopped.

After that day, the Tengger people have given offerings to the crater, as Raden Kusuma had sacrificed himself before. 

Why did Roro Anteng and Joko Seger have to sacrifice their youngest son?

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso's works.

Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting from his father and also in Madrid.

From 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. Then he entered what was called the Blue Period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show  poverty in Barcelona.

After 1907, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar” which depicted the destruction of Spanish town. Picasso died  in France in 1973.

"... which depicted the destruction of Spanish town." (Paragraph 4)

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Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso's works.

Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting from his father and also in Madrid.

From 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. Then he entered what was called the Blue Period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show  poverty in Barcelona.

After 1907, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar” which depicted the destruction of Spanish town. Picasso died  in France in 1973.

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Jessica Cox suffered a rare birth defect and was born without any arms. None of the prenatal tests her mother took showed there was anything wrong with her. Not only she was born with this rare congenital disease but also with a great spirit.

The psychology graduate can write, type, drive a car, brush her hair and talk on her phone simply using her feet. Ms. Cox, from Tuscon, Arizona, USA, is also a former dancer and double black belt in Tai Kwon-Do. She has a no-restrictions driving license, she flies planes and types 25 words a minute.

The plane she is flying is called an Ercoupe and it is one of the few airplanes to be made and certified pedals. Without rudder pedals Jessica is free to use her feet as hands. She took three years instead of the unusual six months to complete her lightweight aircraft license, had three flying instructors and practiced 89 hours of flying, becoming the first pilot with no arms.

What makes Jessica's airplane different from common planes?
 

One day, Archie, his brother and sister (29) ... a hike in the hills. On their way to the hill a growl and a bark were heard somewhere nearby. The sound scared them so much that they started to cry. Archie's brother and sister ran quickly away as the wolf chase, but Archie did not run. He stayed there in (30) ... With an angry look Archie showed no fear at all. He yelled at the wolf and it turned right around. It was (31) ... of him that it slipped on the ground. The wolf ran away through the trees, quickly out of his sight. When his brother and his sister saw what Archie did, they thought that Archie was truly a courageous kid.