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...substance. They knew that multiple traps, used in tandem, could let scientists play traffic cops on a molecular level, separating a substance into component parts--removing bacteria from blood, for example. For a year, Grier and Dufresne had been trying out fancy glass splitters, but nothing had done the trick. As a joke, Grier tried a $5 piece of plastic. "It should not have worked," he says. But it did: the "cheesy piece of plastic" split the laser beam into 16 parts, which gave the two scientists the potential to capture 16 separate substances. It was the breakthrough they...
...their advanced X-ray and crystal technique revealed that a chemical was binding to a protein that is a possible cause of Alzheimer's disease. The chemical was a fragment of what could eventually become an Alzheimer's-conquering drug. "I first thought the team had played a trick on me," says Jhoti. Drug giant AstraZeneca, which had been searching for such a chemical for years, enlisted Astex's help. In 2003 the company signed a contract to pay Astex $40 million if Astex hits milestone breakthroughs and to make royalty payments once AstraZeneca sells drugs based on Astex...
...sees things differently, challenges convention and perhaps even dares to disagree, instead of simply achieving a comfort level that feels good. That's true diversity. Terrence D. Samuel Jr. Gates, Oregon, U.S. Bush's cabinet looks like a rainbow and appears to be beyond reproach. But that's the trick. To judge this Administration, you must look deeper into the policies being enacted and their impact on the various segments of our society. You can't judge a book by its cover. Olivia Koppell New York City Pakistan Responds Your report "Hiding In Plain Sight" [Nov. 29] claimed Pakistani authorities...
...conjectures and speculation by theologians. Please do your readers a favor. In the future, assign such articles to born-again, Bible-believing Christians. There are more than enough other subjects with which skeptics, agnostics and even atheists can entertain your readers. Enoch Lim Petaling Jaya, Malaysia The Dirtiest Trick Being a Ukrainian citizen I follow the events of my country even living in the U.S. And I try to follow and analyze the Western media publications related to my country. While I think that Time Europe's "The Dirtiest Trick" article [Dec. 20] in general expresses a fair and objective...
BUSH'S CABINET LOOKS LIKE A RAINBOW AND APPEARS TO BE beyond reproach. But that's the trick. To judge this Administration, you must look deeper into the policies being enacted and their impact on the various segments of our society. You can't judge a book by its cover...