Relaxing Van Buren County man wins $500K lottery jackpot, but thinks he only won $5K
LANSING, MI -- James Watson was watching football and enjoying a calm evening when he won a $5,000 jackpot playing the Michigan Lottery’s Power 777 instant game. Or at least that’s what the 65-year-old Van Buren County man thought he’d won. “I buy tickets $20 at a time and scratch them in the evening when I am relaxing,” Watson said. For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games. If you’d like to be the next player from Michigan to win a huge lottery prize, take a look at these tips from lottery expert Richard Lustig.
mlive.comUK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID
The Cambridge University microbiologist understood that genomic sequencing would be crucial in tracking the disease, controlling outbreaks and developing vaccines. Genomic sequencing is essentially the process of mapping the unique genetic makeup of individual organisms — in this case the virus that causes COVID-19. Behind that growth is a system that links the science of genomic sequencing with the resources of Britain's national health care system. The importance of genomic sequencing became obvious late last year as the number of new infections began to spike in southeastern England. But COG-UK’S work, combined with Britain’s size and high number of cases, have made it the world leader in sequencing COVID-19.