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King's research set off a race among many laboratories to pinpoint the location of the gene. Having joined forces with famed gene hunter Dr. Francis Collins, King hopes to track down the culprit within the next few months. That would lead to a simple blood test for the presence of the gene...
While legions of scientists are hunting down mutant genes like the culprit that causes some colon cancers, other researchers are seeking ways to fix the damage done by these mistakes of nature. Still in its infancy, the field of "gene therapy" has spawned dozens of experiments aimed at treating ailments ranging from cystic fibrosis to brain tumors. The goal is to transplant new genes into humans to do the work of defective ones -- or to give patients extra genes useful in fighting diseases...
Within a few weeks after the first cases appeared, scientists suspected that the culprit was a variety of hantavirus, closely related to pathogens already known to exist in Europe and Asia. Researchers then established that the virus was carried by wild deer mice, and residents of the Southwest and West began taking special precautions to minimize their contact with the rodents. Finally, just over a week ago, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and the Army Medical Research Institute at Fort Detrick, Maryland, reported that both institutions had independently isolated the virus and grown it under laboratory...
...fairer description is "foul, acidic, bitter, tooth-staining, heartburn-causing and chemically addictive." That applies to "Dota Blend" just as accurately as to Dunkin Donuts' 50-cent special. It is instructive to note that for decades, conventional wisdom had it that coffee caused ulcers. (In fact, the real culprit was H. pylori bacteria.) If coffee doesn't rot out your gut, it tastes like it should...
Princeton's superstar tailback Keith Elias managed just 59 yards on 15 carries as the Tigers fell behind early and took to the air to catch up, but the real culprit was turnovers: the Tigers fumbled the ball eight times and lost five of them. Five of those turnovers came on the snap from center...