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...During the next encounter with peanuts, the antibodies attach to mast cells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We're Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...Boston A New Way to Fight the Flu Researchers have developed an antibody-based therapy for the flu virus that may help combat seasonal illnesses as well as more dangerous strains like the infamous H5N1 bird flu. The antibodies attach to a part of the virus that is less mutation-prone than the section targeted by current vaccines (which must be redeveloped every year to counter the virus' changes). Tests on mice produced promising results, although clinical trials with humans won't occur for a few years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...changing dye, and a molecule that mimics glucose, all of which float in spherical polymer bead. When a glucose-detecting molecule approaches the edge of the bead, it should latch onto either a glucose molecule or the glucose-like molecule. If glucose levels are high, the detecting molecule should attach to glucose in the bead, making the ink appear yellow. If glucose levels are low, the molecule should latch onto the glucose mimic, causing the ink to turn purple. A healthy level of glucose would be represented by a color somewhere in between, explained Clark. Clark and her colleagues?...

Author: By Emma M. Benintende, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Tattoo Ink May Track Glucose Levels | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...history. But his elevation to the top job at Treasury has long been expected. Geithner has been doing older people's jobs for years. I first met him 18 years ago, when we were both based in Tokyo. He was 29 years old then and was the deputy financial attaché at the U.S. embassy. We hit it off, as he did with many of the expat journalists in town: he is smart but not arrogantly so and has a wry sense of humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Tim Geithner Lead the Economy Out of Its Mess? | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

...factor even if you have 20/20 vision. 4. Shoulder strap bag On a college campus you will be judged by the means with which you lug your books from class to class. Totes are for preps and backpacks are for conformists; go with the sidestrap. Bonus points if you attach a pin that says “The sky is falling,” or something similarly melancholic. 3. Vintage t-shit, skinny jeans, and converses The staple outfit for any artsy student, these items can be purchased from a number of chain stores including American Apparel, Urban Outfitters...

Author: By Ama R. Francis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Six Ways to be Artsy | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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