Word: scientists
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...demonstrate on campus, and ordinary soldiers patrolling universities have begun high-fiving students and giving them thumbs-up signals. "The military has decided what's good for society is good for the military, and what is good for the military is good for society," says Afan Gaffar, a political scientist at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. "I strongly believe the military will take the side of the students...
...imitating India's move. As a delegation led by Deputy Secretary Talbott winged toward Islamabad, Pakistan gave every sign that it was about to set off nuclear tests of its own. "We are like a cook waiting for the orders," said Abdul Qadeer Khan, the country's top nuclear scientist. U.S. satellites spying on the Baluchistan desert recorded preparations. In a phone chat, Prime Minister Sharif would not promise Clinton to desist, despite the prospect of being slapped with the same economic sanctions if he didn...
...asteroid disaster movie ever gets made again after this summer's glut, here's a good opening scene: Panicked scientist testifies before congressional committee. A mountain-sized space rock, he warns, "could hit tomorrow and we wouldn't even know it was coming." Pan across committee members wearing concerned expressions. Cut to spinning newspapers with alarmist headlines. Melt to crowds of city dwellers gazing anxiously at the heavens...
...million book deal with Random House. Flat wrong, says Random House. It is true that the publisher has tapped science writer Robert Cooke of Newsday to produce a book about Folkman's life and cancer research and that Folkman has agreed to cooperate with the project. But the scientist won't get any money from the deal...
...Francisco, who shared a 1989 Nobel Prize with Dr. Harold Varmus for their pioneering work on oncogenes. But Bishop is impressed that the field is moving so swiftly, and most researchers are convinced that they are at least on the right track. Says Joseph Schlessinger, a New York University scientist who helped develop SU101: "Early in the next millennium, we will significantly extend the life expectancy of cancer patients. I have no doubt about that...