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2 July 2, 1998
Warm Springs, Oregon
Scientist broke the code of
Scientist have broken the code of
the tuberculosis bacterium, a germ
that kills more people in the world
than any other infectious agent.
The advance, which is being pub
lished today in the journal Nature, is
the work of a team led by Dr. Stewart
Cole, a tuberculosis expert at the
Pasteur Institute in Paris, and Dr.
Bart Barrell, a DNA sequencer at the
Sanger Centre near Cambridge, En
gland. The team succeeded in decoding
the 4,411,529 chemical letters that
constitute the genome, or DNA se
quence, of Mycobacterium tubercu
losis, as the microbe is known.
Working out the structure of so
enormous an DNA molecule lies at
the edge of what is technically pos
sible. About a dozen bacterial ge
nomes have been sequenced since
1995, only one of them larger than
that of tuberculosis.
This advance is likely to open
new approaches for developing drugs
and vaccines against the microbe,
and to reinvigorate research efforts
in what has been up to now a difficult
and slow-moving field.
The success comes none too soon.
Tuberculosis is a deadly disease in
the less developed world, killing three
million people a year, according to
the World Health Organization.
In the United States, where it has
long been treatable with antibiotics,
public health officials were con
cerned when drug-resistant strains
emerged several years ago that the
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disease would become uncontrollable
again.
The outbreak of these novel forms
has been contained, but tuberculosis
is no longer regarded with compla
cency. The bacterium is inhaled and is
usually contained within the lungs
by the body's immune system. There
it may lurk harmlessly for years, un
til the immune system is weakened
by age, stress or disease.
Then the bacterium erupts, eating
through the tissues of the lungs and
occasional blood vessels, causing the
patient to cough up alarming amount
of blood.
Possession of the bacterium's
DNA sequence is like acquiring an
enemy's battle plan. The sequence
encodes every genetic defense and
stratagem the bacterium has acquired
in the course of evolution.
Though full analysis of the se
quence will take years, the
PasteurSangcr Centre team has al
ready discerned that the sequence
encodes about 4,000 separate genes
and has divined how some of them
may assist the microbe at different
stages of its life cycle.
About 400 of these genes, for ex
ample, belong to a previously recog
nized genetic family. Their purpose
may be to help the bacterium change
its outer coat, staying one step ahead
of the attacks mounted against it by
the body's immune system.
Another large set of genes is de
voted to making fat-related chemi-
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the Tuberculosis bacterium
cals known as lipids. These may be
the key to sealing the bacterium's
membrane and letting it survive for
years while it waits for a weak spot to
emerge in the immune system.
Dr. Barry Bloom, a tuberculosis
expert at the Albert Einstein College
of Medicine in the Bronx, said the
genome would have "a major effect
in accelerating ongoing work in terms
of identifying the genes required for
virulence and targets for drugs and
vaccines."
Dr. Lee Reichman, director of the
National Tuberculosis Center in
Newark, NJ said he hoped the ge
nome would stimulate drug compa
nies to devise less draconian ways of
treating the disease than the present
six months of intensive drug therapy.
Both Bloom and Reichman have
been critical of the lack of public
funding for the tuberculosis research
and believe that availability of the
genome will bring new zest to the
field.
Barrell said the tuberculosis ge
nome had proved particularly hard to
sequence, in part because of the many
regions in which the same string of
chemical letters is repeated. These
repetitive strings have the purpose of
protecting the bacterium against its
host's immune system.
Repetitive DNA confuses the
machinery that translates genetic in
structions into proteins. Since the
repetitive regions seem to be in the
genes for the bacterium's coat pro
teins, the effect is to change the com
"Quilts, Quilts, Quilts," to open July 11 at
Warm Springs Museum Exhibit Gallery
Quilts, Quilts, Quilts exhibit
will open July 1 1 at the Museum at
Warm Springs.
"Quilts, Quilts, Quilts," an exhibit
featuring old quilts, new quilts, or
show quilts, is the next show
scheduled for July 11, 1998 through
September 28, 1998 in the Museum
At Warm Springs Exhibit Gallery.
The show will feature a number of
Confederated Tribes of Warm
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(Spilyay asks
With our juvenile
traditional Justice? (A Whipman)
Berni Jackson (17), "I would
have to say yes and no. The way
children misbehave at pow-wow's
or any other traditional ceremony,
shows they have no respect for their
culture. That means they'll have lack
of respect towards their tribe. A
whipman would be good to make
children sit down and learn. But in
another case I think parents should
be their own whipman. Without strict
rules or obedience, children will
grow-up controlling their parents and
constantly getting in trouble. Besides,
the rights kids have now-a-days, can
get the whipman or anyone else in
trouble, just by crying wolf!"
Tina Aguilar, "Yes. Because the
way the court system is-you whip
your child and chances are, you get
charged with child abuse. Children,
young people need to own up to their
mistakes.
If the parentsguardians cannot,
discipline without fear then the court
or whipman can take that responsi
bility. But what really needs to be done
is to bring God back into the family,
everyday living & the system. The
Bible tells us they use to stone the
stubborn & rebellious son (child)
(Deuteronomy 2 1 : 1 8 to 2 1 ) to death.
Also you can read more in Proverbs
13:24; 19:I8;22:6& I5;23:I3& 14
and 29:15 & 17. God needs to be first
in all we do."
position of the coat at regular inter
vals. The coat proteins are the target of
the body's immune system, which is
thrown into disarray each time the
target shifts.
The tuberculosis strain that in
fects humans seems to have split
away 1 0,000 years ago from the strain
that infects cattle. Since that is about
the time cattle were domesticated,
the human disease can be seen as a
consequence of that agricultural revo
lution. Plans are under way to sequence
the cattle version of tuberculosis, as
well as another closely related bacte
rium, which causes human leprosy.
Third annual
Huckleberry
Harvest
August 7 and 8
Fundraising event is
in support of The
Museum At Warm
Springs and is
tax deductible
Call 553-3331 for
more information
springs quilters. I he deadline for
quilts to be turned in is June 22, 1 998
but will be accepted until July 3,
1998.
The opening reception is
scheduled for July 11, 1998 at 12:00
noon. There will be demonstrations
in hand quilting, machine quilting,
and tie quilting.
The public is invited to attend and
for more information contact Eraina
Palmer at the Museum 541-553-3331.
"What's Up?")
situation, do you feel the Tribes should utilize
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Anthony Brunoe (17), "With
current juvenile problems, there
needs to be a punishment for poor
behavior. Youngerchildren and teens
are misbehaving simply because there
are no consequences for their actions.
I believe parents should be held re
sponsible for their child's actions. A
parent is not only supposed to feed,
cloth, and protect a child, but teach
them the difference between right
and wrong. When a child constantly
misbehaves, it shows lack of disci
pline at home. This also means the
parent chooses not to discipline, and
teach this child good behavior. Its a
parents responsibility to teach good
behavior. They need to set and en
force rules with consequences. In my
opinion, having a whipman punish a
child simply takes responsibility
away from the parent."
Chesley Yahtin Sr., "Yes! In my
day, we all answered to one man.
There was one assigned to Simnasho
district. They would take them and
punish them according to how seri
ous their problem was. Yeah, kids
now-a-days are protected by the law.
It makes a hardship for the family."
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The Museum At Warm Springs
Calendar of Event for 1 998
Changing Exhibit Schedule
July 11-September 28: "Quilts! Quilts! Quilts!"
Opening Reception July 11, 12 p.m.
October 2-December 28: "Traditional Baskets"
Opening Reception October 2, 6 p.m.
Living Traditions
July
3-5: Dry Creek Dancers
11-12: Stick Game
18-19: Root &Cornhusk
bags
29-30: Traditional Foods
September
5-7: Craft Fair
Culture Classes
July
13: Wingdress &
20: Leggings &
27: Moccasins
October November
1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: 2 thru 6: Ribbon shirts
Mask Mkg
Come to The Museum At Warm Springs Third An
nual Huckleberry Harvest :
Our very own unique fundraising event!! August 7-8,
1998
The following activities
from the ub West foundation and are tlibt to the public:
J uly 1 7 6 p.m.: Lillian ntt,
art.
September 12 2 p.m.: Ed
mother Chokecherry".
October 3 2 p.m.: Bridge
can legend, a play by The
November 7 1 &3 p.m.:
ecture (coincides with Traditional Baskets Exhibit) ;
December 11 6 p.m.: Jane
book signing.
Also made possible bv ub
sion) to The Museum. Saturday, October 3, 1998, Friday,
November 27, 1998 & Saturday, December 5, 1998. ; U
For more information on
call (541) 553-3331. Keep
member or give a gift of membership to The Museum At
Warm Springs.
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Charles Tailfeathers Sr., "Yes I
believe it should be utilized. I also
believe we are making efforts at this
point by utilizing the family court.
Traditional justice has never left. It's
still in the Tribal Law and Order
Code under 201.015 where it states
under section two (2), where neces
sary the court "shall apply the laws
of the traditional customs and usage
in general accepted by the tribes.
Where there is doubt as to customs or
traditional laws, the court should
obtain advice from at least two tribal
elders who are familiar with the
customs and usage." I believe a
whipman should be utilized only as a
last option. The families should, as a
unit, determine what the child's
punishment should be. Historically,
if whipping was going to be done as
a last resort and a whipman was used,
he or she was given a gift. That's a
decision that should be made by the
family. I believe some of the options
should be as the child needs to be
dealt with in the traditional customs
such as digging roots, chopping wood
or assisting the elderly and maybe
doing community service and so
forth. If that doesn't work, then the
family should get together and decide
for that child what would be the next
option. The efforts are being made
here in Warm Springs but there still
is a lot of work to be completed. We
are slowly developing programs that
hopefully can be utilized in the future
by families. Due to the kid's behav
ior and their attitudes toward other
people I think traditional justice
should be utilized. Not only for the
juvenile but as well as the family and
the parents who have probably lost
or forgotten the Indian way of life
and justice.
1998 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August
1-2: Heritage Importance
8-9: Cedar Bark Baskets
8: Spirit Walker Dancers
15-16: Cedar Root Baskets ;
22-23: Quilts .i
29-30: Traditional Foods
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August
17 thru 21: Beadwork
September
8, 15, 22 & 29: Cedar Root Bkt
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lecture & presentation on her
Edmo, story-telling "Grand
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Amanda Tom (16), "Yes be
cause it would scare the little kids
and it would make them sit down and
behave." ,
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Joe Thompson (15), "No, cause
it didn't work that good for most
people." '
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Marie Kalama (17), Yes I feel
we should. If it worked in the old
days it must have made the youth not
wanna do wrong. If that'i what it't
going to take, they might as well-to
see if they still feel cool after they get
whipped."