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< r M iKO ^B 1 MARION BUI IIQP roroiuoc W V IUVVIVUU By Laura Anne Boozer The National Science Foundation has <i\\a (\n/\ nr^t i icrv giviii u i ivfjvai , j>I ?itfii( IU U.JV ^ biology department to maintain their colony of laboratory dcermice. The grant is to help establish USC as a resource for dccrmicc for universities nation wide. Aoout six universities use clecrmice lor research. USC will sell the mice 10 other "Need Extra Cast I $14.00 On First Dor A I Tu/iV/i A X\fDnn; m M. V V A mm, ww ^ ^MM vr li d? <fc & d? & [J Jp $ $ <P Ip | COLUMBIA PLASMA CI n 1916 Taylor Street ^ Columbia, South Carolina 21 | Phone 254-6683 !?8 OPEN 7:00 AM "Jtsrmg in is coupon wim j <9 I ? nn i mBB JiSl E09;ce,,ent *JPSMI Graham Malone, son of j Russell House night manager _ i John Malone, visited the n Easter Bunny Saturday at Woodhiil Mali, but Meagan uacooi siayeo on campus 10 hunt for eggs behind McKissick Museum. ft LI I Tin Oamtcock ? 61 yi nnn ***?*%*% & 9 it,uuu yiam universities for a small fee. "Hopefully, when the grant runs out in five years, the money that the biology department will have made through selling the mice will help us to continue the colony," Professor Wallace Dawson said. I In* nrAfnicnr r/u iMo \ t\r nnt . t ,lWII| I I IV. J'l W ! v.J.iV'l I V 3 | / W I I .lH'IV I W I 5V!* ting USC the grant, said deermicc have many advantages over regular laboratory mice. I J1 I liiiniill STOCKADE lation | ||j it ion I 10% OFF WITH 3 n Size to suit your ever\ ? mtu i? i " Residenl Manger -jIN lfc.lt | Card Activated Gate Ir ,201 796-5160 ?l 240 ORCHARD (jlufl W. Columbia VOll" (126 to US 1 West. North on Woo cnr a td t O ?111X1 > SUMM v ^ jp' ip. Fr^r L - . r . " ~~ ^ - :1 J " WA- .wm tn mainfORBI rloi IU llldlll 8.C1IBI UUI i ne accrmiee aon i smcu, incy aon t have ugly beady eyes, and they are jusi a lot cuter," he said. "Each mouse in our colony has its own pedigree and number. We can trace each mouse's family tree back to where and what it came from. "The only disadvantages arc that they are a lot more active and arc a lot harder to breed." I ***** ^7 HENT YUUR ^BB / OWN ...FOR *Hpf| k STORAGE LESS!! )fRIUU ^ SPACE *afasf, Wi I MONTH RENTAL J | i need || S jL. s Fully Fenced " yL | istalled Soon !U^JI J m r7" J. __ *! " DR.. )^gCa|| 7 1 I *"MHair < dside Pkwy to Orchard Dr.) i ?1 ***** T TAjr^D iriKii V V ^/L\L\?LV\ [ER JOB SERVICE in the April ) C ml y?? I or mc U3 .'vT* w'w"'rJ.i MICHAEL TULL I Tlx Ganwcock jrmice colony The deermice was first used for research in 1915. Scientists discovered deermice are Highly resistanl to imection. "When regular mice are given mcdication to kill their infection, the medication almost always kills the mice, too," Dawson said. "We are proud of the way we arc able to keen our mice very healthy.", The department lias about 2.5CK) mice. m+ LUtnl IAIMP II Not Wrinkle or Dry Out Skin _ 10 Visits $25 |* iO Visits $90 1* in i$icn 3* ju vians i ju raj 32-0478 for your free visitn^f Gallery 4 01 Harbison Blvd. 1 G ON IT! ; SPECIAL 10th issue 1mecock