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...Rockefeller-sponsored meeting that Potrykus met the University of Freiburg's Peter Beyer, an expert on the beta-carotene pathway in daffodils. By combining their expertise, the two scientists figured, they might be able to remedy this unfortunate oversight in nature. So in 1993, with some $100,000 in seed money from the Rockefeller Foundation, Potrykus and Beyer launched what turned into a seven-year, $2.6 million project, backed also by the Swiss government and the European Union. "I was in a privileged situation," reflects Potrykus, "because I was able to operate without industrial support. Only in that situation...
...Japanese honorific 19. Itches 20. He said Washington has too much money 21. Wife, in Latin and legalese 22. Who gets to call it home was at the heart of last week's Washington summit 25. On the __ (hot-footin' it outta town) 26. D.D.E.'s WW II oversight 27. Tie breakers in some sports, briefly 29. Bay of Fundy phenomenon 30. At some point, a lawyer gives it a rest 32. WW II enlistee 36. They've got a new logo and a new commitment to rider satisfaction 38. Seth begat him 39. Id, it's not 40. Thompson...
...warm reception on Wall Street could quickly cool if, as AG Edwards analyst Tim Winter quips, "the bureaucrats come back to make sure utilities can't make any money." Those aren't idle fears. The regulation-averse, Republican-led Senate just passed legislation to create an industry-oversight committee--this isn't an election year, is it?--to handle disputes and ensure the reliability of electricity nationwide. More ominous, in California the outcry has been so intense that utility officials recently lowered the price cap on rates that generators can charge on the open market. While that may help ease...
Experts agree: According to the most recent hair-raising statistics, someone using a cell phone while driving is four times more likely to cause an accident than a driver who's DWP (driving without a phone). Federal oversight groups have now been formed to "investigate" these charges, which will probably result in new legislation sometime at the dawn of the next millennium...
There's absolutely no excuse for the oversight. Armstrong is an editor's dream: He's charming, energetic, extraordinarily easy on the eyes, a new father with a gorgeous wife. And did I mention that he also happened to beat advanced testicular cancer after it spread through his lungs and brain, and then went on to win last year's Tour...