Word: insection
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...takes a little longer with some bugs. They don't seem to get the picture. Last summer, as I was crawling into bed, I spotted a big, black spider on the ceiling. He was a pretty intimidating insect, but it was late, and I was tired. I didn't want to leave the room. I also didn't want the spider to crawl on me. So I kept the light on, lay awake in bed, and worked hard on the telepathy...
CLEARLY, SOME PEOPLE DERIVE PLEASURE from killing bugs. It becomes a kind of game. And there's a market for new and improved ways to wreak havoc on the insect world...
...taped into sock tops, many people actually do it, though the fashion statement is irredeemably tacky. The meticulous daily body inspection that is the most effective preventive is now a normal routine, like flossing teeth. What you are looking for is the nymphal stage of an arachnid (not an insect) that is louse-size only as an adult and that as a nymph has been compared to a dark freckle. Where you are looking is behind the knees, in pubic and scalp hair, under watchbands, in armpits. Yes, you need a partner for this, and perhaps...
...chose a vaccine, manufactured by MicroGeneSys of Meriden, Conn., that consists of genetically engineered pieces of the virus. The vaccine makers took strands of DNA that code for the outer covering of HIV and put them into another kind of virus, one that infects only moths and butterflies. The insect virus then produced AIDS proteins in addition...
...understanding how the brain works. "These molecules will serve as useful tools" for solving a variety of scientific problems, says Linda Buck, who co-authored the Cell article with Axel. This knowledge may even yield some practical benefits. Pesticide makers may be able to design improved insect repellents based on a better understanding of why certain pests are attracted to some people and not to others. And who knows, perfume manufacturers could someday offer custom-made scents that are designed to snare not just any man, but a particular, special someone...