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Time Travelers: Lay Off Grandpas
The trouble with time travelers is that so many go back in time to issue death threats to grandparents of future malefactors. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. Catalyst Discovery Promises Faster, Cheaper Drug Production
Boston College chemists have discovered a substance that will make it possible for scientists to produce scores of pharmaceuticals and other chemicals in a faster, less expensive way. [Interesting] FCC OKs Cingular, AT&T Wireless Merger
The Federal Communications Commission gave its approval Tuesday to Cingular Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., completing the federal regulatory blessing necessary for creation of the country's largest cellphone company. Modified Herpes Virus Keeps Arteries 'Free-flowing'Following Procedure
A genetically engineered herpes simplex virus, primarily known for causing cold sores, may help keep arteries "free-flowing"in the weeks following angioplasty or stent placement for patients, according to new research. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. A New Species of Monkey Is Discovered in Tanzania: The First in Africa
Article about the 2005 discovery in Africa of the "'Highland Mangabey' (Lophocebus kipunji), a long-haired forest primate."Includes photos and audio of the mangabey's "honk-bark."The article also notes that in December 2004 "WCS researchers found a new species of macaque in India, followed by a new variety of titi monkey in Bolivia."From the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Innovative Alzheimer's Research May Solve Critical Piece In Disease's
A completely new approach to the study of Alzheimer's disease, initiated by a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, may solve a critical piece in the puzzle of the disease. This tragic neurological illness progressively erases memory in its millions of victims. The key to the new approach is understanding the way certain proteins in the brain fold, or rather "misfold." Mass Storage for Phones
Tiny 20-GB wireless drives are coming this summer from Seagate, the world leader in magnetic storage. In Gadget Lab. Bomb Threat Posed by Pants, Belts
Shampoo and hair gel are banned from airplanes, but experts say bombers can waltz past security while salami sets off false alarms. By Randy Dotinga. BioMed Central: The Open Access Publisher
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