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...most promising areas of research involves proteins that actually inhibit nerve growth. These are present in the central nervous systems of mammals but not in fish or salamanders, which are capable of regenerating damaged spinal cords. By blocking these inhibitory proteins with antibodies, Martin Schwab, of the University of Zurich's Institute for Brain Research, has discovered that he can regrow severed nerves in rats. The results are even better when the animals also receive nerve growth factors. "The question," says Schwab, "is whether the restored nerves are functionally meaningful" -- a matter he is studying...
...Iceman's mismanaged recovery, declared that the mummy is the archaeological equivalent of "a Leonardo" and warned that it should not be damaged "in any way." When Innsbruck sent out the snippets of flesh "no larger than a sweetening tablet" for carbon dating by experts at Oxford and in Zurich, the Italian government threatened legal action...
...world's financial markets are so intertwined that when one itches, the others scratch. As mounting concerns over Japan's reeling economy sent Tokyo's stock exchanges into a dizzying vortex last week, markets from Amsterdam to Zurich did some rocking and rolling of their own. Tokyo's Nikkei average sank to 15,498 points, its lowest level in more than six years, while the London stock exchange fell 2.3% and Frankfurt shares dropped 5.4%. New York's Big Board sank 46 points, or 1.4%, in a week of generally bearish trading...
...rental agency. There, Mrs. Seale was caught with a briefcase containing some extraordinary items: three .38-cal. bullets and a 1985 directory of home addresses for Exxon executives. A search of the house where the Seales had been staying turned up the scribbled phone numbers of banks in Zurich and Karachi, and a book on money laundering. Former Exxon security guard Seale and his wife, both 45, face life in prison if convicted. Investigators last Saturday discovered a body in the New Jersey Pine Barrens suspected to be Reso...
...Chicago exchanges are betting that foreign traders will flock back to the U.S. through Globex. So far, the London and Paris exchanges have signed up to use the system; the Tokyo, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Zurich exchanges are expected to follow suit. Says Globex chairman Leo Melamed: "This is a way to extend our market around the globe across all borders and time zones...