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The final hurdles before any new drug--conventional or genomic--can come to market are the FDA's extensive testing procedures for safety and efficacy, which can take up to 15 years. Despite recent well-publicized recalls, the agency's rigorous standards and safety record are the envy of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DNA Alley | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

Multiply such testimonials--each heartfelt, each slightly different according to the circumstances of the speaker--by millions, and Rowling's effect on the world around us becomes, just barely, imaginable. And it's not only young people who love the Harry Potter books; they have been eagerly adopted by uncounted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Magic Of Harry Potter | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

What's at stake can be seen clearly at St. Adalbert's School, on a dreary back street in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood--a precinct seldom visited by snowplows, where many residents work at low-wage jobs or are unemployed. Yet students at St. Adalbert's sport crisp uniforms and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Setback For Vouchers | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

GMOs do present risks, but they are not nearly as horrible as opponents make them out to be. The FDA approval process for GMOs is rigorous. Advantages such as higher crop yields and less pesticide use benefit both producers and consumers.

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, | Title: The Myth of Frankenfoods | 12/12/2000 | See Source »

Willis hopes to popularize the personal. In the U.S., she contends, Buddhism remains a religion of white elites. The few practicing African Americans tend to belong to Soka Gakkai International, a school of the religion that emphasizes simple chanting, usually for prosperity. Willis prefers a more rigorous dharma and is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Color and The Cushion | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

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