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...flaw in the new procedure. If the astronauts and the Apollo craft are indeed harboring alien organisms, the bugs could escape into the air when the hatch is opened, or be washed into the ocean while the astronauts are donning their biological suits. If the organisms are fond of oxygen or nitrogen-or thrive in salt water -they could begin to spread and multiply. Most scientists agree that the chances of life on the moon are remote, and some believe that any moon organisms would have reached the earth long ago on particles ejected from the moon during meteor impacts...
...Pediatrician Billy Andrews has devised an incubator setup so complex that medical students call it his physiology lab. Andrews maintains an around-the-clock watch on the preemies by taping up each one with yards of plastic tubing and electrodes that monitor the heart rate, the blood's oxygen concentration and temperature. Forced Uphill. Among preemies, a common cause of death is formation of a glassy membrane in the lungs, which prevents oxygenation of the blood. This hyaline membrane disease carried off Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, the late President's son, in the 40th hour of his life...
...should also be the obstetrician's responsibility, added Adamsons, to minimize the danger that the baby will be deprived of oxygen during labor and delivery. At present, he said, 20% to 25% of all U.S. babies suffer some oxygen deficiency during birth; 3% to 4% are "severely afflicted" and may develop cerebral palsy or other handicaps...
...antibody molecule is a protein, made up of chains of amino acids, of which there are 20 varieties. In 31 years of detailed work, the Edelman team learned by chemical and physical analysis that this particular molecule contains 19,996 atoms (of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur) grouped in 1,320 amino-acid units, which in turn are assembled with the aid of chemical bonds into two "light" chains of 214 amino acids apiece and two "heavy" chains of 446 each (see diagram). Schematically, the four chains, in which the acids are strung like beads, look like a letter...
Already, modern basic oxygen furnaces produce about 73% of Japan's steel, compared with around 20% in the U.S. and 10% in Europe. The combine will create a large pool of capital resources for investment in still more up-to-date equipment. It will also be a formidable competitor in international markets. Last year Japan produced 74 million tons of crude steel-exceeded only by the U.S.'s 131 million tons and Russia's 118 million-and one-fifth of the output was exported...