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...President Obama's signature ideals is the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons. He's spent diplomatic capital trying to negotiate a new nuclear-arms-control agreement with Russia, and in his Nobel Peace Prize speech in December, he called atomic-weapons control "the centerpiece of my foreign policy," asking all nuclear countries to work toward disarmament...
...before it dies), the telomeres shorten, like plastic tips fraying on the end of shoelaces. Shortened telomeres have been linked to a host of age-related illnesses such as heart disease and certain cancers. (Scientists have yet to study whether telomeres influence a person's appearance.) Last year's Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to three American scientists for their work in the field, and many scientists now believe that telomeres are the closest we may come to identifying a biological clock - and our best bet for learning how to stop or turn back that clock. (See portraits...
...been responsible for building 131 schools in the most remote areas of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan [Jan. 25]. This modest American nurse has virtually single-handedly (and single-mindedly) brought education to people who have been overlooked by the rest of the world. If anyone deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, it is Greg Mortensen. Jef Westing, ISLE SUR LA SORGUE, FRANCE...
...which has been responsible for building 131 schools in the most remote areas of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan [Jan. 25]. This modest American nurse has virtually single-handedly (and single-mindedly) brought education to people who have been overlooked by the rest of the world. If anyone deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, it is Greg Mortensen. Jef Westing Isle Sur La Sorgue, France...
...capital, San José, with 47% of the vote vs. 25% for her main center-left rival, Otton Solis, Chinchilla announced, "We are making history." But she also pledged to "make decisions, not avoid or postpone them." (See a story about Oscar Arias' win of the Nobel Peace Prize...