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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...cleaned, they'll start cleaning them and moving them out of the way. If it's a carpeted floor, there's no cleaning this stuff out of the carpet, so they'll roll it up, and that will be taken away. Then they'll start scrubbing the walls. They use an enzyme on the walls - it breaks the blood down and makes it easier to clean. And then the floorboards. You can't physically remove all the stains from floorboards, so they clean it as best they can and paint a sealant on the top. And that's mostly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Clean Up a Crime Scene | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...need for KGB or the similar service ChaCha (which is free but more annoying because its messages are riddled with ads). So KGB has to distinguish itself by the accuracy and speed of its answers. To find out if the company's service is of any use, we put it to the test, sending different questions at different times throughout the day to 542542 (or "KGBKGB"). Below are the unedited texts and KGB's responses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Answers for 50 Cents: Testing the New KGB | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

That's why researchers at the University of California, Davis, studying multivitamin use among kids and teens expected to find that lower-income children would be more likely to take supplements to make up for their spotty diets. Instead, researchers found the opposite. When they analyzed the results of a national survey of more than 10,000 children and adolescents ages 2 through 17, they found that those who were most likely to take vitamin and mineral supplements were those who needed them least - in other words, youngsters in higher-income families, who ate consistent and nutritious meals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are the Wrong Kids Taking Multivitamins? | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...newfound decision-making power of Harvard professors gives them an opportunity to benefit Harvard and the causes we further. Professors understand that funding for education and research, for example, is highly important. Having been on the receiving side of the government’s mercy, they will hopefully use their new positions to advocate for policies that will benefit higher education institutions such as Harvard, such as increased funding for scientific research. Just as professors will bring a fresh perspective back to Harvard upon their return, they will also take a Harvard-influenced perspective as they move to Washington...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Real D.C. Comic | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

According to the press release, “The rapid evolution of DNA sequencing technologies has required the Broad Institute to transition its genome sequencing efforts from performing high-throughput work on the traditional technologies to actively developing and optimizing the use of next-generation high-throughput sequencing technologies...

Author: By Paul C. Mathis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Broad Institute Cuts Staff | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

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