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Just how long will Disney Corp. retain its exclusive rights to the world-famous Mickey Mouse...
Lessig pointed out that the Disney Corp. haslong supported legislation to prolong copyrightprotections...
...surprise, therefore, that private firms have plunged into human-genome projects of their own. Nor is it surprising, given the potential payoff, that their scientists have found ways to speed up the decoding process. Indeed, one such company--Celera Genomics Corp., led by maverick scientist Craig Venter (see following story)--declared last spring that it would have the job substantially wrapped up in three years...
Scientists have tried ever since to reactivate the enzyme that lengthens the tips, known as telomeres. Last January they succeeded: Andrea Bodnar and colleagues from the Geron Corp. in Menlo Park, Calif., activated the enzyme telomerase, extended the telomeres and lengthened the life-span of cells in culture by at least 20 divisions past the Hayflick limit. In November, Geron scored another first by reconstituting the telomeres of embryonic stem cells, which are renowned for their ability to turn into any type of cell, making it theoretically possible to rejuvenate parts of any organ with a simple injection...
...Saavedra and colleagues at Hopkins have shown that Bb-12 prevents several types of diarrhea, including that caused by rotavirus, in hospitalized infants as young as four months. It has also been used to cure diarrhea in children of all ages. Products containing Bb-12 are available from Nutraceutical Corp. (800-365-5966), Solgar (800-645-2246) and American Lifeline (800-257-5433), among others...