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...molecule. But nongenetic theories will probably pay off sooner. One current favorite holds that aging occurs because certain giant molecules in human cells eventually get bound together. These immobile aggregations clog the cells, reduce their efficiency and eventually cause them to die. In Wisconsin, Dr. Johan Bjorksten is trying to find suitable enzymes, most likely from soil bacteria, that will reduce these massed molecules to small fragments that could be excreted from the cells. Such enzymes would probably be injected daily into the body with a hypodermic syringe; if the injections were begun early enough, the result might increase...
Bubbly Aluminum. The first practical "foamed" aluminum for extra-light weight has been produced under U.S. Air Force contract by Bjorksten Research Laboratories at Madison, Wis. Filled with bubbles made by hydrogen gas, the new metal is one-tenth as heavy as aluminum sheet, can be sawed, nailed, bolted or glued to other objects. Immediate military use: as lightweight parts in jet planes. Potential civilian use: as a fireproof, rot-resistant substitute for lumber in residential house construction...
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