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...interferences from Russian satellites, cellular phones and televisions, but none from aliens...
...example, or pigs whose organs have been altered to remove proteins that trigger rejection after transplant operations, could be stamped out on an assembly line. Fast racehorses or blue-ribbon pets might be duplicated at will. In humans, both cancer and the aging process involve genetic changes at the cellular level. Thus a better understanding of how genes work might someday have implications for anti-cancer and anti-aging treatments...
...Cameras, CD players, & camcorders 38% Cellular phones & pagers 18% Computers & electronic organizers...
...down 20% during the past year. "There's a real battle for shelf space," he says. Topp Telecom even began selling Uniden's TracFones through selected 7-Elevens this month. You can also find them at Eckerd's drugstores and Pilot gas stations. The TracFone is sort of a cellular "Saturday-night special": pony up $99 and walk away with a cheap but effective phone with 60 minutes of calling time. When that runs out, you just buy more time on a plastic card. Such "prepaid" services are good for low-volume users or those with poor credit, but beware...
...while finding a good device is relatively painless, getting cellular service, I quickly learned, is about as easy as picking a cardiologist: be ready for lots of critical choices, often involving leaps of faith and a disturbing amount of fine print. (Did you know that "free weekends and nights" often means after you use up your monthly allotment of prime-time minutes...