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...already being done by Dr. Daniel Zagury of Paris' Pierre and Marie Curie University. Zagury included himself among twelve healthy people who received an experimental vaccine made up of a portion of the AIDS virus inserted into a larger, usually harmless virus called vaccinia. They also received a booster shot of their own cells that had been treated with the vaccinia. The volunteers, he reported, showed signs of antibodies to the AIDS virus. Nonetheless, warned Zagury, "we do not want to give false hopes...
...spectators cheered, a 600-ft. tongue of bright orange flame scorched a Utah hillside last week. Jubilation was in order: the firing marked the first full- scale test of the space shuttle's revamped solid rocket booster since last year's Challenger explosion. After a government commission pinned the tragedy on faulty seals in the booster, manufactured by Morton Thiokol, the company returned to the drawing board. Last week's firing, the first of six, tested new electrical heaters and reinforcing bands on the booster's joints. "We've taken a real bashing by the press," said Morton Thiokol Engineer...
...powerful new rocket booster sparks fresh talk of a Soviet shuttle flight and highlights Moscow' s high- frontier technology...
...most amazing aspect of North Dakota fandom was singled out immediately by one Harvard booster: "What the hell is this? I've been going to games for four years, and I've never seen cheerleaders before...
...European launcher's fastest-growing competitor is the China Great Wall Industry Corp. The People's Republic has aggressively marketed its Long March- 3 booster service, offering discount prices and giving tours of its space facilities for potential Western clients. Says Sun Jiadong, the Chinese Astronautics Vice Minister: "We are willing to offer our Long March system with the most meticulous service...