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There are other, more immediate payoffs of the new study. For one thing, it gives researchers a better understanding of how ALS progresses. Because the new nerve cells have the same genetic makeup as the patients' own diseased cells, Henderson says, they may very well develop signs of the disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scientists Reach Stem Cell Milestone | 7/31/2008 | See Source »

The environment is getting gnarly. Surfing, snowboarding and other adventure sports that take place outdoors are, by their nature, intimately affected by climate change and pollution. Which is why everyone in the industry, from individual skateboarders to big-time gear- and apparel-makers, is trying to go extremely green.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Green to the Extreme | 7/31/2008 | See Source »

That would be good news in this grim era of climate change if it weren't for one factor: even genotypic sex determination can be affected by anomalous conditions, including anomalous temperature. "Basically, if you freeze it or cook it enough," says Piferrer, "you can get whatever sex you want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming's Fish-Sex Effect | 7/30/2008 | See Source »

There is huge variation in how people are affected by loud sound, however, and this is an area where a number of researchers are conducting studies. Certainly a huge part of this is underlying genetics. We know how much sound causes how much hearing loss based on studies that were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bad Are iPods for Your Hearing? | 7/28/2008 | See Source »

Alongside the nation's plague of spy scandals, Washington had another abuse of sensitive Government information to ponder last week. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige announced the dismissal of three unnamed employees at the department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Their offenses: two were found to have used advance knowledge of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSINESS NOTES GOVERNMENT GNP RISES-- AND BITES TRIO | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

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