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...complicate matters, adults have stem cells too. Lurking in the microscopic nooks and crannies of the brain, bone marrow and other organs, these stem cells live in a state of perpetual readiness. Then when, say, the lining of the intestine becomes worn, the body signals the appropriate stem cells to start a process called differentiation, in which they divide and give rise to lots of mature, fully functioning intestinal cells...
...older--who hear stories about a new substance stronger than the supplements available over the counter and easier to use than anabolic steroids that are injected. For teens in particular, the dangers of testosterone overload are not just acne and breast development but a shutting down of bone growth--though they may be at an age that makes them almost deaf to the risks. For older men, studies indicate that high levels of T do not necessarily cause prostate cancer but do fuel the growth of tumors once they occur, which is why chemical castration is one means of treating...
Antiglobalism is big on campus, spawning standing-room-only classes and lectures and getting late risers out of bed at dawn to bone up on the arcana of Third World debt relief. "It all ties back to economic injustice," says Vaughan, who marvels at how the movement has drawn in youthful nonconformists of every stripe. Keith Mann, an adjunct professor of history and sociology at DePaul, agrees that all the antiglobalist roads seem to converge on a single point. "The students feel they are of the same ilk, but they're not sure why," he says...
...waterfall, a bone-shaped wading pool for splashing, a grassy acre for chasing and racing, and fenced-in space for digging make California's PARADISE RANCH a canine country club. Karen Estudillo, pet parent of Yorkshire terrier Mikey and Amoy, a Maltese, says she is "guilt free" when she and her husband Tom leave the dogs at the hacienda-style Sun Valley ranch. "It looks like the animals have more fun than I do when...
...Jill," who wears a Holiday Inn DO NOT DISTURB sign on her left nipple in one picture and gives Helfrich the finger from her perch on the toilet in another, says Helfrich kept at her like a dog with a bone. "When he first called me he said, 'I want to write a diary about the '70s, and I want to include some pictures of you.' I asked him to send me the pictures, and none of them had any clothes on, so I said no," she explains. Then Helfrich called to tell her she was just a tiny part...