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Described by its leader as a $9-billion dollar corporation, the US National Institutes of Health are giving long-range corporate planning for biomedical research a try.
How is it that US inhabitants can be supplied with 218 pounds of meat annually per capita? Modern farming methods are responsible, but are unfairly criticized as inhumane.
Reconstructions of the family tree of modern people by phylogenetic analysis based on extant mitochondrial DNA appear unexpectedly difficult. An African Eden seems not yet proven.
Whether you are hooked on the Apple Macintosh or personal computers, this week's feature has something to suit both camps. Featured products include programs for three-dimensional reconstruction and DNA/protein band matching, and software that is designed to take the strain out of grant writing.
