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A dissonant sound, like the sound created by an untuned piano, is generally unpleasant. A consonant sound is more pleasing to hear.

Author: By Medora S. Bross, | Title: Study Says Babies Born With Musical Preferences | 9/27/1996 | See Source »

* Does Harvard's 20-13 overtime loss to Columbia bring back unpleasant memories of a year ago? Perhaps, but it's far too early to start drawing those comparisons. Saturday's game at Baker Field was just the first of 10 this season.

Author: By Ed Perez-giz, | Title: A Few Gridiron Ponderings | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

Unfortunately, there was a rather dramatic and unpleasant side effect. Like many organic molecules, fenfluramine comes in both a left-handed and a right-handed version. The molecules are like a pair of gloves, with identical composition and structure except that they are mirror images of each other. That gives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEW MIRACLE DRUG? | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

The first in vitro baby in the U.S. was born three years later, and since then the procedure has been responsible for 26,000 more births in America alone. For women with blocked or scarred Fallopian tubes that prevent eggs from reaching the uterus, the technology has been a godsend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW TO COAX NEW LIFE | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

"The change," marking the end of a woman's childbearing years, results in her body's virtually shutting down production of the hormone estrogen, with attendant hot flashes, irritability and weight gain. Post-menopausal women are also at higher risk for heart disease and osteoporosis (among other things, estrogen prevents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HUMAN CONDITION | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

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