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...milk that either protects the central nervous system or stimulates its development. The likeliest candidate: a long-chain polyunsaturated acid known as DHA that is found in human milk but not in infant formula or cow's milk. Today's infant formulas, by the way, are fortified with a precursor of DHA called ala and may offer some of the same benefits...
...chemical weapons," says Duelfer of the U.N. inspection team. "They had a facility that was going night and day, like some weird James Bond movie." Inspectors discovered and disposed of 38,500 chemical munitions (such as shells, warheads, bombs), 690 tons of chemical weapons agents, 3,000 tons of precursor chemicals and 426 pieces of chemical production equipment. But Iraq never accounted for all the 100,000 chemical weapons it produced for use in the Iran-Iraq war, and there are fears that thousands of them, filled with either deadly VX or mustard gas, could be squirreled away...
...MILKY WAY No one is saying you should rush out for a milk shake, but a controversial study suggests that consuming dairy products--especially milk and cheese--can reduce the risk of insulin-resistance syndrome, a precursor to diabetes. The researchers found that overweight young adults who ate dairy at least five times a day were 70% less likely to develop the problem. One reason: the lactose in milk and cheese is metabolized slowly and may help regulate blood-sugar levels. Better yet, you might try mixing some oatmeal with your milk. The combination of fiber and milk, say scientists...
...nail biter in the second game had no precursor in the first. The Crimson played come-from-behind for most of the game, but gave up six runs after tying the score in the fifth...
Ethereally beautiful and wonderfully anachronistic, daguerreotypy is an art of an earlier age. Founded by its namesake, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, it was the Victorian-era precursor to photography, but has since largely been forgotten and its products mainly lost. In something of a resurrection, daguerreotypy is the subject of an exhibit, “A Curious and Ingenious Art: Reflections on Daguerreotypes at Harvard,” at the Fogg Art Museum...