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...Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Leipzig, Germany. The epidemiological tactics used to treat outbreaks of human scourges like E. coli hold the answer. Ebola is transmitted by contact with body fluids, and it's rapidly fatal. When people get it, they become so sick so fast - their organs literally liquefy - that others try to stay away from them. What's more, the mere fact of their quick immobility means they can't carry the virus very far. Ebola usually burns through an isolated village or community and then has nowhere else to go. "People always assumed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Deadly Mystery | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

Ebola is transmitted by contact with body fluids, and it's rapidly fatal. When people get it, they become so sick so fast--their organs literally liquefy--that others try to stay away from them. What's more, the mere fact of their quick immobility means they can't carry the virus very far. Ebola usually burns through an isolated village or community and then has nowhere else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Ebola is Killing Gorillas | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...catch him. Mayweather zips around the ring like a mosquito, throwing quick punches and darting backward before his opponent can counter. De La Hoya's trainer, Freddie Roach, is teaching his fighter to attack when Mayweather crosses his feet, which puts him slightly off balance. "Floyd is so fast, Oscar has to react to it right away," Roach says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the De La Hoya-Mayweather Fight Save Boxing? | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...much one-of-a-kind. "It used to be only foreigners who were interested in buying these toys," the former tailor says. "But I've had many more Chinese customers in recent years, such as young couples who want to celebrate the birth of a child." In what is fast becoming another Beijing tradition, Liang's shop will soon be cleared to make way for a new development. But after that happens, he will remain available to make tigers on request. Just give him a call at (86-136) 8351 4421-but make sure you ask a Mandarin-speaking friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toy Story | 4/25/2007 | See Source »

...life, and how honestly, at a place like Harvard, that lack of direction made me anxious. We discussed crushes and boyfriends, (more about) first-loves and marriage. We talked so much that when the pilot turned on the seat belt sign for landing, I was actually surprised at how fast the trip had gone...

Author: By Nicola C. Perlman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: My Brief Affair with 24D | 4/25/2007 | See Source »

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