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In the Battle Against Cancer, Researchers Find Hope in a Toxic Wasteland – Butte, Montana

October 9, 2007 /

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"In this test we’re just really knocking the snot out of ovarian cancer."

“I love the idea of looking at toxic waste and finding something of value,” said Ms. Stierle, 52, a chemistry researcher at Montana Tech of the University of Montana http://www.mtech.edu/.

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/us/09pit-.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin

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How dare they say such things

Almost every time Butte is featured in a national magazine or newspaper, the writer seems compelled to include at least a couple lines portraying our fine city as a death zone or a ghost town.

The latest articles on Don and Andrea Stierle’s research into Berkeley Pit microbes are no exception. Both contribute to the body of “Diss Butte” literature.

Actually, only the lead of Christopher Maag’s New York Times article is off-putting. “Death sits on the east side of this city,” he begins.

Full Story: http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2007/10/13/opinion_top/20071012_opinion_top.txt