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Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino drank water from a library fountain to demonstrate confidence in the utilities department ...

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The genes lacZ, lacY and lacA are transcribed from a single promoter (P) that produces a single mRNA from which the three proteins are translated. The operon is regulated by Lac repressor, the ...

Laredo officials issue a boil water notice after E. Coli contamination is confirmed in the city’s water supply, prompting an ...