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...while biologists freely used the word gene to mean the "smallest unit of genetic information," they didn't have a clue what a gene actually is. And with far more self-assurance than a newly minted 22-year-old Ph.D. had any right to possess, Watson decided he would figure it out. His first stop was Copenhagen for a postdoctoral fellowship with the biochemist Herman Kalckar, who was studying DNA's chemical properties. The fellowship ended in a hurry. "Herman," writes Watson in The Double Helix, "did not stimulate me in the slightest." Even worse, he decided Kalckar's research...
...went away.) Today, Blahnik still does every step of the process himself - he sketches the designs, carves the lasts, chooses the materials and supervises the craftsmen in the factories. "What is fashion?" Blahnik asks. "It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail." Despite offers from several luxury-goods groups, Blahnik, 60, still owns his own company. By remaining relatively small - production is so limited that many retailers are turned away - Blahnik has what he values most: freedom. "Can you imagine being told 'You have to do this?'" he asks in horror...
...mystery product at the end of his keynote address, this time revealed a surprisingly large heap of new gear. Two dimension-conscious laptops grabbed headlines: the world's widest, with a 17-in. screen ($3,299, as carried by Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer) and the world's smallest, with a 12-in. screen ($1,799, endorsed by NBA giant Yao Ming). Their coolest feature: keyboards that automatically light up in the dark...
...exposed to various radiofrequencies. Unlike CT views, MRIs can be rendered in full 3-D because MRI machines can slice along three or more planes, not just one. A computer can then compile the information to generate a sort of relief map of the brain, left, depicting even the smallest brain structures (for example, the brain's center for emotion, the amygdala, in yellow, is deeply buried but visible). Using MRIs, scientists have learned that the brains of schizophrenics, above right, are smaller than those of people without the disease, above left, and that they have smaller frontal lobes...
...Rowley is willing to take on the big questions about the FBI, she remains a stickler about its smallest rules. Because FBI employees cannot accept gifts valued over $20, she refused to accept a ride in a rental car paid for by TIME, and she handed over $30 to cover her dinner. She forwarded a check to ABC correspondent John Miller when he sent her his book on terrorism, paying the full $24.95 retail price. Her frugality is legendary. She wanted to take the subway to testify on Capitol Hill but finally relented and accepted a ride from friends. When...