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Those genes hardly exhaust the list of possibilities. Among the suspects are virtually all the genes that control brain development and perhaps cholesterol and immune-system function as well. Christopher Stodgell, a developmental toxicologist at New York's University of Rochester, observes that the process that sets up the brain resembles an amazingly intricate musical score, and there are tens of thousands of genes in the orchestra. If these genes do what they're supposed to do, says Stodgell, "then you have a Mozart's Concerto for Clarinet. If not, you have cacophony...
...reserve of wealth. With long-term rates surging lately, homeowners are switching to hybrid mortgages that offer a fixed rate for the first few years and then adjust every year after that, and are still finding great terms. The trick now is to get businesses investing again before homeowners exhaust what they're willing to spend of their housing wealth...
...killer. Even your regular lunch break poses more of a risk on your life than anthrax: The likelihood of getting hit by a car while crossing the street, or being killed by a drive-by shooter, or being struck by lightning, or dying from the smoke and exhaust we inhale every day, are much more real threats on our lives...
...radio. “A few girls have approached me about [Car Talk]. “It’s a conversation starter,” says Magliozzi. When asked what kind of transmission part he’d be Drew says he would be “an exhaust pipe because I’ve got to take a lot of hot air from my dad and my uncle...
...Sharon's answer, though, is to create compelling disincentives for the Palestinians to do anything but cry "uncle" - by systematically piling on military pressure, carefully calibrated to avoid provoking international outrage, in order to exhaust the Palestinians' will to fight...