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...second controller (both of which retail for $35; games are around $50). All these will be necessary for the simplest kind of fun. A memory card is the most important item, since even basic system configuration information is stored on it. They could at least have had one storage chip in the machine, rather than forcing...
...first isolate the molecules that translate genes into proteins. They then copy these molecules into their corresponding DNA sequences, tag those sequences with fluorescent markers and pour the tagged sequences over the microarray. Active genes in this biochemical stew stick like Velcro to their single-stranded partners on the chip, creating patterns of fluorescent dots that reveal which genes are turned on. "This technology has fundamentally altered how we explore biology," says Dr. Olli Kallioniemi of the NIH, who studies gene expression in cancers...
...colleagues reported in the journal Nature that they had engineered a prototype microchip that could someday be swallowed or implanted and work as a programmable "pharmacy." It contains up to 1,000 tiny reservoirs of chemicals that are released in the proper quantity and sequence when the chip is exposed to low voltages...
...biggest payoff may come from understanding the genetics of mental illness. Using gene-chip technology, a team at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine recently spotted the same mutation in the DNA of 10 schizophrenic patients. The flaw was in a gene on chromosome 1 called RGS4, which controls the duration of signals in a nerve cell. Intriguingly, the mutation showed up in the brain's visual, motor and cognitive centers. That could account for schizophrenics' hallucinations and attention problems, says team leader Pat Levitt...
Only a few months ago desperate companies were wooing a broad range of new hires with signing bonuses and stock options. Suddenly blue-chip companies including GM, Whirlpool and Gillette are letting people go--and there are no dotcoms to snap them up. So stop waiting for the next offer and make yourself useful. That means being versatile. Take full advantage of training courses--especially ones that will teach you to apply new productivity-enhancing technologies. No matter what you hear, says Jeff Joerres, CEO of the staffing firm Manpower, "most people prefer to stay where they...