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...between earth and space. Astronauts Sally Ride and Mary Cleave, who are experienced with the robot arm, practiced flipping a replica of the switch at Mission Control. Other technicians tested duplicates of the manipulators in a special vacuum chamber to make sure they would withstand the airless chill of outer space...
...Researchers have now identified the outer protein coat of the virus, a necessary step in developing a vaccine. But an actual vaccine remains a distant prospect...
...rather than in darkest Stuttgart, find themselves on Centre Court and on international TV. Indeed, the tournament's size favors heedless youth. In a draw containing 128 players, the eventual victor must win seven matches in two weeks, some of which are bound to be played on ill-kempt outer courts, some of which are bound to be interrupted by rain or darkness. The physically tireless have the edge in these circumstances. And so do those who can avoid dank brooding on fate's fickleness...
...1930s. The Dukes scale uses the letter A to describe a malignant tumor that is confined to the colon's inner lining, B to characterize one that has spread beyond the inner lining but has not reached the lymph nodes, and C for one that has pierced the outer wall or begun to spread to the lymph nodes. Doctors also use these classifications to estimate patients' chances of survival. Patients with Dukes A tumors have a 90% chance of surviving five years following surgery; with Dukes B, which the President had, the chances drop to between...
Twenty kilometers outside the city of Nagoya in central Japan, on ground that was the Aichi Youth Park, a glittering futurescape has risen at the site of the 2005 World Exposition. Visitors at the expo's Mitsui-Toshiba pavilion are taken on a multimedia journey through outer space that speculates on the feasibility of travel to distant reaches of the universe. At the Japan pavilion, saltwater red snapper and freshwater carp live side by side in the same pool-a marvel accomplished by infusing the tank with "oxygenated nanobubbles." Throughout the 173-hectare grounds, more than 25 robots...