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...GENEVA Swiss resident Alain Vuarnet, son of Olympic skier Jean Vuarnet, could vouch for the brand's popular Skilynx mineral lenses...
Because characteristics like limb development are governed by powerful families of genes known as Hox genes, the fishapod's curious mix of features intrigues developmental biologists as much as it does paleontologists. Recent experiments on mice by University of Geneva geneticist Denis Duboule and his colleagues, for example, show that Hox genes control limb development in two stages. "Even though the same genes are involved," says Duboule, "separate processes govern the development of arms and legs and the development of hands and feet...
...over Congo. In February, the International Crisis Group, an independent research organization based in Brussels, estimated that about $100 million has vanished from funds - largely donated by West European governments - which were earmarked to pay soldiers in the new Congolese army. Mark Cutts, a U.N. humanitarian official visiting from Geneva, bluntly told Katanga's Vice Governor Tshikez Diemu in a meeting that Time attended in mid-March: "When we appeal to donors, the No. 1 question is, 'What is the government doing?' We cannot do all your work for you." Western governments are now hoping that the June elections will...
...Holidays are meant to lift the soul, but the tacky realities of package travel all too often keep one earthbound. Geneva-based hiking company A Different View transports its customers closer to heaven with its tours through the high-altitude areas around Geneva, and the neighboring Haute-Savoie region of France, pictured. "We customize our hikes and meals to suit guests' wishes, and focus on local points of interest: plant and animal life, as well as culinary delights," says owner Trish Thalman. Her business partner, local Pierre Zuppiroli, guides hikers up mountain paths, through hidden valleys and down winding country...
...lunch he either takes walkers to restaurants that serve locally sourced cuisine, or he chooses a scenic spot, opens his backpack and serves a hearty meal that he makes from scratch: "We had ham, melon, grilled peppers, cheese and tea prepared from herbs picked along the way," says Geneva-based writer Paul Sochaczewski. He and a friend went with Zuppiroli on a seven-hour hike to La Tournette, a 2,300-m peak above Annecy, admired "views to die for," and saw meadows of Alpine flora and a herd of wild goats along the way. What a rocky-mountain high...