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Medical Research Results in Better Beer

August 8th, 2005 at 11:57 pm » Comments (0)

Chemotherapy and organ transplantation research may not only benefit patients undergoing such medical procedures, it might also lead to better beer.



New Era for Parking Tickets

August 8th, 2005 at 11:46 pm » Comments (0)

The handwritten parking ticket, a common sight under windshield-wiper blades for about as long as cars have clogged Boston streets, is about to become a relic.



High-Tech Talent Flowing Back to India

August 8th, 2005 at 11:41 pm » Comments (0)

With the maturing of the US technology industry, and the rapid expansion of India as a center for software programming and business process outsourcing, thousands of Indian engineers and managers — many of them US-educated and working on Route 128 or in California’s Silicon Valley — are opting to go back to their homeland.



The Next Time You Get a Rejection Letter…

August 8th, 2005 at 11:24 pm » Comments (0)

Dear Sir,
Thank you for your letter. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me a job.



Snail Slime Cough Syrup

August 8th, 2005 at 8:56 am » Comments (0)

Snail slime is just the thing for a nasty cough, according to a pharmaceutical company in Chile that is marketing a patented cough elixir made from snail emissions.



I Changed My Mind Yesterday

August 8th, 2005 at 8:48 am » Comments (0)

Seth Godin:
I don’t know how it is for you, but for me, when I change my mind something chemical happens. I go from one mental state to another and I can feel something flip.



Babies Have Complex Emotions

August 8th, 2005 at 1:44 am » Comments (0)

U.S. research shows infants are much more emotionally and intellectually complex than was previously believed.



Telomeres Don’t Dictate Lifespan

August 8th, 2005 at 1:26 am » Comments (0)

Researchers are claiming to have found “conclusive evidence” that the link between longevity and chromosome caps called telomeres is more complicated than originally thought.