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Burgess Shale fossil site gives up oldest evidence of brood care

2015-12-17 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] Long before kangaroos carried their joeys in their pouches and honey bees nurtured their young in hives, there was the 508-million-year-old Waptia. Little is known about the shrimp-like creature first discovered in the renowned Canadian Burgess Shale fossil deposit a century ago, but recent analysis by scientists from the University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, and Centre national de la recherche scientifique has uncovered eggs with embryos preserved within the bod…

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ASTM International Steel Committee honors Lester Burgess.

2015-09-23 14:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

ASTM International Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys has honored Lester Burgess, director of quality and technical services at TSP/U.S. Bolt Manufacturing in Houston, TX, with its most prestigious award. The A01 Founding Committee Award is presented to members who have marked leadership in technical, administrative, or special activities of Committee A01 by providing outstanding productive service through subcommittees, sections, and task groups.

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