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...most controversial method, scientists can also pull stem cells from aborted fetuses, first asking for signed consent from a patient who?d previously (and independently) decided to terminate her pregnancy. This is the procedure most often highlighted by pro-life activists who oppose supporting stem cell research...
...grilling is an early adapter. "The Indonesian satay guy, the Indian tandoori master, the Argentinian asador, the Mexican carnita lady all have a lingua franca with the Texas brisket guy," says Raichlen. But to cook these new dishes, the patio daddios need temperature control, they need more than one method of cooking and they at least think they need to upgrade constantly. "We tell people the [$5,000] Ultimate Grill is the last grill they'll ever have to buy," says David Lally at Frontgate, a high-end home furnishings-catalog company. "But it isn't the last grill they...
Another prime method of turning your computer against you is tricking you into downloading spyware. Hence the name Trojan horse. This software's danger is hidden inside a benign exterior. That's why so many viruses--like last year's "I Love You," and recent ones promising photos of Anna Kournikova and Jennifer Lopez--are wrapped in appealing packages...
...chief method of persuasion is to make the banal better so that people notice design more. He likes creating expensive furniture and perfume bottles just fine, but what really gets his juices going is the everyday: manhole covers, a cremation urn, disposable cigarette lighters, garbage bins, salt and pepper shakers, plastic pens. "I want American Standard to come to me to do the toilets for Home Depot," he says...
...Moses drills his students with the same quiet intensity he displayed in the '60s, when he was repeatedly beaten - and nearly killed - but never wavered from his path. He has hit upon a fresh, effective way to teach abstract math concepts. His method begins with physical experience, then moves to pictorial and finally symbolic representation. He teaches about integers by leading students on a tour of civil rights monuments. The kids then draw pictures of the journey and create number lines in which each stop represents an integer, and use them to add and subtract positive and negative numbers...