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...device rather than books, maps and mobile phones." The gadget could be a real boon if something gets lost in translation - like the location of that elusive Roppongi nightclub or Tsukiji sushi house. To sign up for the trial, apply online at www.narita-airport.jp/e-navi. You then collect your PDA upon arrival at Narita...
...scientist, and Larry set out to find someone with complimentary academic interests,” Hyman said in an interview in his tidy office last November, reclining in an armchair with one foot on the glass table in front of him, his cell phone on one hip and a PDA on the other. Pictures of his three children decorate his bookshelf...
Dahiyat and his professor may have the last laugh. In 1997 they founded Xencor, with Dahiyat in charge, based on the protein-creation process called Protein Design Automation (PDA) that they had refined on the supercomputer. If all goes as planned, in about a year Xencor will start human trials of a protein that combats multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. Xencor has signed contracts with Genentech, Eli Lilly and other companies to develop additional drugs...
...novelty toymaker Wild Planet, is a solution to the age-old problem of teens seeking ever better ways to tune out the world. On sale exclusively at GapKids (around $70), the Hoodio runs on three AAA batteries and features two small speakers in the cowl charged by a PDA-size power pack and controlled via a tuner panel sewn into the sleeve...
...called an NMR spectrometer. About a minute later, Dahiyat noticed that the V-shaped protein was indeed falling into place. "I could see it wasn't spaghetti. I said, 'Oh my God, we've got structure!'" Thus was born a protein-creation process that Dahiyat calls Protein Design Automation (PDA) and that became the foundation of Xencor. PDA no longer requires supercomputing power but can run on a mere PC. Dahiyat's team is now applying their techniques to other therapeutic drugs that they hope will boost the human immune system...