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...Piaroa to make deadly blowgun darts now serves as the basis for a morphine substitute being developed by Chicago-based drug giant Abbott Laboratories. "This is what I call the genetic patrimony of our indigenous peoples," says Venezuelan Science and Technology Vice Minister Marlene Yadira. "And if these communities disappear" because of their poverty, "who will be the source of this knowledge for the companies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jungle Medicine | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...different frequencies. Manassas uses a fiber-optic network to carry data from its central Internet servers to the medium-voltage lines that run underground or overhead along residential streets. Special hardware clamped to every transformer helps the Internet signal jump to the low-voltage lines that disappear inside individual homes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Competition: Power Play | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...dozen well-chosen seasonal favorites: the Ronettes' "Sleigh Ride," Johnny Mercer's "Jingle Bells," Doris Day's "Here Comes Santa Claus," Elvis' "Santa Claus Is Back In Town," Sinead O'Connor's "Silent Night," Guy Lombardo doing "Auld Lang Syne." My guess is that the movie will disappear, the CD (which hits the stores Nov. 20) will hang around for a few more Christmases. It has something to please every kid from... well, from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Claus That Won't Fly | 11/11/2007 | See Source »

...think you have to be willing to go through some years of being very unsure.” Despite initial struggles with economic success, many VES graduates have become extremely successful in their fields.Andrew J. Bujalski ’98, who still remembers when he used to disappear into the basement of Sever film lab, has directed two feature films since leaving Harvard. His first, “Funny Ha Ha” (2005), which was hailed as “one of the top 10 films of the year” by the Boston Phoenix, earned...

Author: By Andres A. Arguello and Denise J. Xu, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: LIFE AFTER VES | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...Essentially, both sides are betting on who's more disposable: the content providers or the medium. The writers' gamble is that, deprived of Heroes and 'Til Death, enough viewers will disappear to put a hurt on their bosses. (And yet when the strike ends, people will rush back gratefully to see their work again.) The producers are betting that viewers will be satisfied with reruns and reality - hey, TV's TV! - and the writers will have to fold; CBS CEO Leslie Moonves told investors, "We are fully prepared to offer alternative-programming options...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Writers' Strike Solve Anything? | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

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