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...studies. Chaim Birnboim, a research scientist and med-school professor who developed Oragene, knew there was demand for a simple, noninvasive DNA-collection method, "and I thought, I can do that." The trick was discovering that saliva was a rich source of DNA that could be easily stabilized. The product could have important implications for law enforcement, forensic sciences and the military. Individuals may even want an Oragene kit to preserve a bit of a loved one--or themselves--if they fear that their remains may later need to be identified. On a more uplifting note, an Ottawa company...
...centers around Josh Brolin’s character, a hunter and Vietnam veteran who stumbles upon a suitcase containing several million dollars, left in the desert unclaimed when a drug deal goes bad. Brolin quickly finds himself in the crosshairs of unsavory bounty hunters, as the movers of the product look to reclaim their investment. The homicidal Anton Chigurh, played flawlessly by Javier Bardem (“Mar Adentro”), counts himself among these mercenaries. Bardem, a merciless machine, pivots on the peculiar axis of coin-tossing to decide whether certain victims live or die. Having cornered Brolin?...
...interview after last night’s meeting, Ragalie called the decision “criminal,” casting it as the product of “political intrigue” by Executive Board members...
...smart business would: trademarking a brand to provide better legal recourse should knockoffs pop up. After all, the lawyers said, no one protests Philadelphia cream cheese. But the people of Katonah, especially business owners, saw something sinister afoot in the attempt to trademark Katonah for dozens and dozens of product categories, from lamps to curtain rods to belt racks. After all, many of the village's shops, such as Katonah Yarn and Katonah Architectural Hardware, use the name. Could Stewart's company someday prevent a townsperson from opening, say, the Katonah Lighting Store...
...science is patient. How an aids vaccine could work [This article contains a complex diagram. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] 1 A cold virus has been engineered to carry three synthetically produced HIV genes 2 Dendritic cells in the immune system absorb the virus and display the HIV gene product on their surface 3 T cells then learn to recognize those HIV markers on dendritic cells and become sensitized to them 4 Should a cell infected with the real AIDS virus present itself later, the cells are primed to attack it directly