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...business student, thought to combine cutting-edge DNA analysis with old-fashioned, hawk-the-product marketing. A few years earlier, a lab headed by her father Thomas Caskey patented something called the "short tandem repeat," a shortcut method of sampling DNA. Caskey saw the new technique for the cash cow it could be and founded Identigene, advertising her father's technique as a simple and--at $475 a test--affordable way to establish paternity. Launching an ad blitz that included direct mail, TV talk shows and billboards in 30 U.S. cities, Caskey made sure she got her company in front...
...days, she was replicating herself all over cyberspace--from Berlin to Beijing, from the U.S. Marine Corps to the office of Republican Congressman Jim Talent--causing shutdowns in more than 300 computer networks. Worse still, her freely available source code soon spawned copycat viruses, like Papa and Mad Cow. Suddenly, Melissa wasn't sexy, crazy or even cool anymore. She was a menace to wired society...
...British government report on "mad-cow disease" raises questions about the safety of British beef...
...World War II, British scientists had refined the technology, and the government began to dot the coast of England with civil-defense radar stations. As the hardware got simpler, radar found its way into airplanes, boats and air-traffic-control towers, improving navigation and ensuring that even a cow-pasture airport could operate safely. By the end of the century, the same basic technology was being used to steer spacecraft, track storms and help police catch speeders--proof that even the most arcane science can pay very pedestrian dividends...
...yelling, fuzz-guitar romps from Jason and creates a tight, impressively "together" sound. Songs such as "Flame" and "Love is Stronger" are plaintive and sensitive, filled with interesting noises and rocking beats. "Cuban" is a swinging dance number with a screamed over melody that somehow works--and the cow bell is a nice touch. In the lyrical, acoustic "Tree," Lou proves himself to be a song writer who can transcend triteness and write a really beautiful song...