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Science fought back against??avian flu with a successful test of a new vaccine. In a study of 451 subjects, the preparation caused no significant side effects and produced antibodies at a level that is usually sufficient to protect against common strains of flu--a good sign that it will work against the avian variety too. It's the common strains, of course, that ought to cause us concern, since avian flu has yet to kill anybody in the U.S. and the common flu kills 36,000 each year. Girding for this winter's assault, the Food and Drug Administration...
...fight against??computer viruses, Ken Xie, 42, has made himself the first line of defense. It's a familiar role for the 6 ft. 5 in. Xie, who was a professional volleyball player in his native China before immigrating to the U.S. in 1989. Instead of stuffing spikes at the net, he deflects attacks on computer networks. His defensive techniques have revolutionized the network-security industry. "I think that the Internet is exciting and always changing," says Xie. "With each new application, there are new viruses. There are constantly new threats, and I wanted to get into the new stuff...
...report did not read like the usual reports on Prohibition? whether for or against???for its conclusions were fully weighed in the readers' presence. It lacked the stamp of propaganda. There was no doubt that it was prepared in a scientific effort to answer the questions: "Has Prohibition been a success or a failure? Is it going to succeed or fail...
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