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...Cornell tests set off a flutter of concern not only for the survival of the monarchs--already threatened by logging in their winter roosts in the mountains west of Mexico City and by pesticides in their Cornbelt breeding grounds--but also over our increasing dependence on high-tech, genetically engineered food crops. "This is a heads-up," warns entomologist Fred Gould of North Carolina State University...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Corn and Butterflies | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

...line skating is one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S., with some 32 million devotees. And along with its growing popularity has come an array of new designs and high-tech materials, from carbon-injected plastic to glass-reinforced nylon. But I didn't really care about all that techie mumbo-jumbo. I just wanted a skate that felt fast, light and, above all, comfortable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Wheels | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

According to Murray, one 48-seat "high-tech" lecture hall is designed to broadcast lectures and discussions remote to another site and allow for video projection from behind the lecturer. In addition, every seat will be equipped with a data jack and a microphone shared between every two seats...

Author: By Jason M. Goins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hardwired: Workers Put Finishing Touches on New Computer Science Building | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

Reading the papers last week, I came across an intriguing story about the first reunion of Thomas Jefferson's descendants since a high-tech paternity test established that our third President fathered at least one son by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings. It got me thinking about my own white relatives and my strained relationship with them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All in the Family | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...ground in Belgrade verified the target. Since the embassy is a walled compound with a Chinese flag fluttering outside, it would have been easy enough to do. But that would have required a person. So, based on high-tech wizardry that Americans love, the target was deduced. There was no Belgrade-based human to ensure that all the maps, spy photos and databases had zeroed in on the proper target. That was the sixth mistake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Embassy Bombing: Small Steps to a Big Disaster | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

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