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...focused on diarrhea, because, says Arntzen, "diarrheal diseases kill at least 2 million people in the world every year, most of them children." And he chose tomatoes because greenhouse-grown tomatoes can't easily pass their altered genes to other crops and because tomato-processing equipment is relatively cheap. It would be easier still just to take whole tomatoes and eat them, but that could be a disaster, says Arntzen. Individual tomatoes come in different sizes with varying levels of protein, and uniformity of dosage is key to an effective vaccine. "I'll always regret calling these 'edible vaccines...
...Want cheap, green electricity? The Australians have a simple answer. First, build a 20,000-acre greenhouse to trap and heat air. Then build a colossal tower 1 km (.62 miles) tall in the middle of it. The warm air from the greenhouse will rise through the tower as it would through a chimney, turning turbines and generating enough electricity to power 200,000 Australian homes. It may sound like science fiction, but the project is on track to get approved by the Australian government. If completed, the $800 million solar tower will be the tallest man-made structure...
...industry partnerships. Foreign aid by the software superpower is nothing new. "Proprietary software companies hand out free copies for the same reason that cigarette companies give sample packs to college kids?to encourage addiction," says Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, who urges folks to adopt cheap open-source software such as Linux. Given that the average Indian makes less than $400 a year, the largesse of Gates is probably the only way they'll be able to join the info...
According to Geschlecht, the council’s shuttle service is particularly useful on Thanksgiving weekend, when cheap tickets are harder to come by. He said he was worried that even if he bought tickets for a Greyhound bus to New York—which run around $90 for a round trip—he might not be guaranteed a seat...
This year UHS has been boldly advertising their massage and relaxation program, with advertisements that dangle on the window of the UHS pharmacy. “10 minute massages for $10,” the posters boast, reminiscent of the cheap beauty parlor ad campaigns that speckle the streets of New York...