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...weapons program, two U.S. officials and a foreign government source told TIME. The scientist provided valuable information on the "location, degree of development in capabilities, where they are," one U.S. official said. The information helped confirm that the North Korean program is much further along than the CIA suspected. Mad Cow Moos Again CANADA A routine inspection of a slaughtered Black Angus in Alberta revealed it had been infected with BSE. Food inspectors fear parts of the contaminated cow may have been inadvertently served to other cattle as feed, infecting them and potentially any beef eaters who consumed them. Inspectors...
These feel like frightening times. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and terrorism are only the latest in a litany of fresh perils, from snipers to West Nile virus to mad cow disease. Many say things are riskier for humans now than they have ever been...
Crake is the low-key mad scientist in Margaret Atwood's rueful tale of mad science, Oryx and Crake (Doubleday; 374 pages), a book about an awful future. He's the kind of guy who says things like "Let's suppose for the sake of argument that civilization as we know it gets destroyed." He didn't intend that remark as a commentary on the book he's in, but it certainly could apply, especially if you factor in his next line: "Want some popcorn...
Crake is the low-key mad scientist in Margaret Atwood's rueful tale of mad science, Oryx and Crake (Bloomsbury; 374 pages), a book about an awful future. He's the kind of guy who says things like, "Let's suppose for the sake of argument that civilization as we know it gets destroyed." He didn't intend that remark as a commentary on the book he's in, but it certainly could apply, especially if you factor in his next line: "Want some popcorn?" This is not quite a popcorn novel, but it's not all you would hope...
Running Like Mad...