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...time?Elizabeth Rehfeld (ER): Oh golly! That’s a hard one. Probably one from my puzzle which was published in The New York Times in 2007. (Looks over her puzzle, which she has just had signed by Will Shortz). The clue is “Beachgoer wearing bug spray” and the answer is “Off on a tan gent.” The theme was splitting up words unexpectedly.RR: That’s a good one. So, what was it like to meet Will Shortz today?ER: Oh golly! So nice to meet...
What's more, experts say bug spray and other lagging products shouldn't expect a rebound anytime soon. The back-to-basics movement is here to stay. "There's an interesting psychological effect happening right now," says DeMott. "It's permeating every consumer segment. People think they have to hunker down, no matter what their socioeconomic status." So start stocking your shelves. We're now a country of cocooners...
...pictures of bug cuisine...
Looks like a bug has infiltrated gchat...
...antibody-based therapy for flu. Specifically, they tested antibodies that target core, conserved regions of the virus that do not mutate as readily as other parts. That's a little like attacking the virus's operating system instead of its software. Go after such primal programming, and the bug has less of a chance of mutating its way to resistance - and the vaccine may even have a chance of lasting beyond a single flu season. (Learn more about the history of the flu vaccine...