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...tale is a typically dispiriting take on American Jewish dysfunction from Samuel G. Freedman's new book Jew vs. Jew (Simon & Schuster; 384 pages; $26). But to the initiated, its message is more specific: the angst of belonging to the group so often stuck in the middle of such rifts. Gottesman is a Modern Orthodox Jew. Just like Joe Lieberman...
...major source of global warming, as each gallon of gasoline pumps more than 25 lbs. of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But because of a loophole in the 1975 fuel-economy law, today's trucks are allowed to meet a laxer standard on miles per gallon than cars: 20.7 vs. 27.5 on average. The difference mattered less two decades ago, when light trucks--including sport utes, minivans and pickups--represented less than a fifth of new-car sales. Now they account for nearly half. "The industry was claiming it didn't have the technology to boost fuel economy," says Jason...
...even as adults," he says. We're used to thinking that our minds control our bodies. Could it be the other way around? Could what we do change the structure of our brains? It's a radical idea--one that turns on its head accepted ideas of nature vs. nurture. And since Gage has some experience toppling long-standing biological truths, it's probably worth considering...
Viral diseases, along with insect infestations, are a major cause of crop loss in Africa, observes Kenyan plant scientist Florence Wambugu. African sweet-potato fields, for example, yield only 2.4 tons per acre, vs. more than double that in the rest of the world. Soon Wambugu hopes to start raising those yields by introducing a transgenic sweet potato that is resistant to the feathery mottle virus. There really is no other option, explains Wambugu, who currently directs the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications in Nairobi. "You can't control the virus in the field...
...screen for colon cancer, misses about half the precancerous polyps spotted by the more costly colonoscopy, which probes the entire colon, not just the lower third. Folks over 50 should seriously consider a colonoscopy and ask their insurers to pick up the extra cost ($1,200 to $1,500 , vs. $200 for a sigmoidoscopy...