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Pending publication of their results in a scientific journal, the Necker researchers are reluctant to divulge details. However, it appears that two 18-month-old boys with SCID remain healthy nine months after undergoing gene therapy. Their newfound ability to ward off infections that plagued them as infants appears to be a direct consequence of their receiving functioning copies of a gene that is crucial to the body's ability to fight disease...
...Lorrayne S. Ward...
...went from being a schoolgirl in kneesocks in Maysville, Ky., to a Big Band singer, performing with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. There were bumps along the way: a failed marriage to the unfaithful Jose Ferrer, addiction to prescription drugs, even a stay in a psychiatric ward. Life got so blurry, she flushed a 7 1/2-carat diamond down the toilet. But Clooney is back in the game now and takes the reader on a good ride. Why not? She went on one herself that took her from the White House to Buckingham Palace...
...will spend close to $1 million on its Internet strategy and use the technology as John Kennedy used television in the 1960 campaign. Beyond advertising, Forbes has kept his faithful marinated in daily e-mails targeted at their interests. The campaign has tried to re-create the old ward-politics feel, assigning "e-precincts" and "e-captains" to empower volunteers to gather supporters by e-mail across the U.S. Says Rick Segal, the Forbes Webmaster, who sits in on the campaign's strategy sessions: "How will we know if the Internet paid off? If Steve Forbes wins Iowa...
...Angelo and his crew--Brian, Pee-Wee and a third member, Malcolm--stop off at the Jackson Ward Cafe. It's a modest, cafeteria-style place. D'Angelo orders chicken, corn bread and greens, and you sit down. You have a lot to ask. Voodoo is a richly imagined CD with an all-star supporting cast: drummer Ahmir ("?uestlove") Thompson (his nickname is pronounced "Questlove") of the hip-hop band the Roots, jazzman Roy Hargrove, rappers Method Man and Redman. The music blends hip-hop with smooth soul and gritty funk. The songs don't rush to please, like puppy...