Word: developable
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...1970s, the drug had been used so widely to treat all kinds of fevers, not just those caused by malaria, that the malaria parasites became resistant and doctors had to turn to a second medication, called sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, or SP. But within five years, the parasites started to develop resistance to SP as well. Today resistance to both drugs is rampant in many parts of Africa, where resistant malaria parasites are the leading cause of death...
...hard boxers, most of whom adopt trail names like Funhog, SpringChick and Mapsurfer, pride themselves on the intricacy of their clues and the ingenuity of their box placement, and they develop followings. Ryan Carpenter, 29, an unemployed software engineer from Portland, Ore., estimates that he has located 500 boxes and placed 150, including "two boxes in Africa and half a dozen in Central America." His turtle stamp is so well known that other boxers instantly recognize it and have even invited him to stay in their homes during his travels...
...digitized video and music recorders and Internet services. LG is surprisingly well positioned for this new digital world. LG has a distinct advantage: its ultrawired South Korean home base. The demanding Korean market, where an amazing 84% of households using the Internet have high-speed access, propels LG to develop more advanced products and provides a testing ground for new technologies. LG has outpaced Nokia and Motorola in cramming the hottest new features into a mobile phone. One of its latest models, the SC8000, which came out in Korea in April, combines a pda, an MP3 player, a digital camera...
Needlework Learning to sew at age 5 helped Michael DeBakey develop the dexterity he needed as a surgeon
...European Patent Office (EPO) upheld an amended form of a Harvard University patent on a mouse genetically modified to develop cancer earlier this week. The decision, which limits the patent to mice only, ends a legal battle with environmental groups who had expressed concerns about animal cruelty...