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...host of biotech companies that have seized on the information in the map of the human genome--a map that was officially declared complete last month--to create all manner of plant-based pharmaceuticals. Researchers have launched more than 300 trials of genetically engineered crops to produce everything from fruit-based hepatitis vaccines to AIDS drugs grown in tobacco leaves. They call this biopharming...
...been very brutal about the cheese," she says after eliminating two subpar goat cheeses from the Balthazar selection. She also has strong opinions about the wine. "It needs to breathe for several generations. It will be very good one day." The desserts, however--pineapple upside-down cake, fruit focaccia and tarte tatin--appeal to her in all their Rubenesque unsubtlety. And as she removes the last bit of buttery glazed apple from my plate, she insists that she never worries about what physical havoc her eating habits may cause. "I try to exercise, but I don't have any muscles...
...FRESHDIRECT.COM Started by a co-founder of New York City's popular Fairway Uptown store, FreshDirect specializes in meat and produce. Prices were comparable to those at Fairway, and fruit was carefully packaged to avoid damage. The delivery guy arrived right on time (deliveries are in 2-hr. slots from 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends), but several eggs were broken, and the bread was frozen. First-time shoppers get $50 worth of free groceries, and the $3.95 delivery fee is waived for your first three orders...
...tribe was discovered living in total seclusion in the Philippine rain forest. The Tasaday were gentle folk whose language lacked even a word for war. They dressed in loincloths and skirts made of orchid leaves, slept in picturesque caves and lived off the land on a diet consisting of fruit, fish and insects. NBC Evening News broke the story; then a piece in National Geographic, with a shot of a longhaired lad named Lobo on the cover, captured the imagination of Americans and the world. If the Tasaday hadn't existed, someone would have had to make them...
...shop will be the fruit of extensive research and significant past experience—which began when he was “quadded” after his first year...