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...merely possible but likely that scientists will discover multiple routes--some rare, some common; some purely genetic, some not--that lead to similar end points. And when they do, new ideas for how to prevent or correct autism may quickly materialize. A decade from now, there will almost certainly be more effective forms of therapeutic intervention, perhaps even antiautism drugs. "Genes," as the University of Chicago's Cook observes, "give you targets, and we're pretty good at designing drugs if we know the targets...
...hybrid version of the Honda Civic, the best-selling compact car in America, started rolling into dealerships nationwide last week. Next year Ford, which has produced a string of electric cars, is expected to be the first U.S. manufacturer to introduce a hybrid vehicle. I took the politically correct version of the six-cylinder Escape for an exclusive spin earlier this month. Meanwhile, Toyota, General Motors and Chrysler have all promised a new crop of hybrid vehicles by 2004. J.D. Power & Associates, which tracks consumer tastes for the auto industry, expects that by 2006, American consumers will be buying half...
...next offering, Human Nature, in cinemas now, is another head snapper. Patricia Arquette plays Lila, an abnormally hirsute woman who falls in love with a light-in-the-shorts behavioral scientist, Nathan Bronfman (Tim Robbins). Bronfman is trying, with some success, to teach mice to eat with the correct salad fork (yes, really). When the lovers while hiking one day find a man raised as an ape, Bronfman switches his attention...
Lower will do what “C-minus” didn’t; he’ll correct grade inflation once and for all. But he’ll do it while singing the same old song...
...parents were strangely correct. The first few months were wonderful. I binged desperately on American culture, trying to make up for lost time. I watched “Jeopardy!” every night, infuriating roommates with frantic cries of “What is Latvia?” Weekends brought trips to the Cheesecake Factory to dig into portions larger than entire European countries and countless hours strolling in the malls of greater Boston. Well, when you’ve lived in England all your life, it’s exciting to learn that all stores don?...