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For 19 years, Joshua Schneeloch grew up in a German Catholic orphanage wondering why no one had come to take him home. Decades later, a simple DNA test finally led him to the father he had prayed his whole life to meet, and to a family ready to welcome him with open arms. Good news stories today.
Source: He Grew Up Feeling Unwanted. After 55 Years, He Finally Met the Father He Prayed For
Wow.
Rosco’s Pizza is in a small Michigan town, but its impact is reaching across the world.
Love this.
97-year-old Westel Creager promised his great granddaughter he would attend her med school graduation. He delivered on his vow this summer.
Awesome.
Sometimes, seeing a problem is all it takes to inspire someone to become part of the solution. That is exactly what happened when Mark Waters noticed women and young children walking alongside a busy road and waiting for a bus in grass that was taller than some of the kids.
Source: Man Cuts Grass After Seeing Students Waiting at Bus Stop in Dangerous Conditions
Simple. Inspiring.
Scientists have figured out how two famously poisonous plants create chemicals with surprising medical potential. After tracking thousands of genes in wolfsbane and larkspur, they identified six enzymes needed to build a complex compound called atisinium. The team recreated the process inside tobacco plants, offering a sustainable way to produce and test these rare molecules in larger amounts.
Source: Two deadly flowers could inspire powerful new medicines
Fascinating.
Sage LaJoie is used to seeing animals in need along her running route in Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge — but this one was her biggest challenge yet.
Source: Runner saves massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hopelessly flipped upside down in the sand
Nice.
Gordon Mellish says he has saved at least 10 people using CPR after being trained in the life-saving technique, but giving mouth-to-mouth to an otter pup was a completely different animal.
Source: Otter pup revived by CPR, reunited with family, after choking on net in B.C.
Pretty cool…
Binghamton researchers show the drug Vamorolone can treat very young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, preventing muscle loss.
Source: New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks
Promising.
The new shells incorporating water-soluble resin can dissolve in as little as one day. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: Japan team develops ‘eco-fireworks’ with water-soluble shells to cut debris
Nice.
A remarkable horse that went blind is still on his way to becoming a dressage champion after adopting a form of equine “braille”.
Source: Blind Dressage Horse Wins Competitions By Using ‘Equine Braille’
Wow.