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...deer tick, or another member of the genus Ixodes, attaches to your body and starts sucking your blood, also swallowing the antibodies triggered by the vaccine. If all goes well, the antibodies then kill the Lyme-causing spirochetes in the tick's saliva and intestine. Twenty-four hours later, the tick drops off your body, and you're none the worse for wear. Booster shots will probably be required every few years to keep your antibody levels high...
...business is not without controversy, however, most of it centered on tricky questions of privacy. Short tandem repeat technology is so sensitive that it can identify DNA from little more than the saliva residue on a soda can. "A moral principle in genetic testing is that it should always be done with the consent of the individual," says Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. "No one wants someone snooping into...
PROTEIN POWER Scientists have isolated a protein called lysozyme in the urine of pregnant women that seems to be a powerful anti-AIDS agent. Though the research is still preliminary, it may explain why HIV is rarely transmitted through saliva and tears--where lysozyme is also abundant. The finding may eventually lead to new, natural therapies against...
...fresh sounds of the originals. Coldcut are hard to beat, being the founders of the Ninja Tune label, and makers of one of the best DJ mix albums ever (1996's Journeys By DJ-Coldcut). Still, a delectable moment near the end comes in the English tones of Salina Saliva in "The Tale of Miss Virginia Epitome," the hilarious story of a woman with a regenerating hymen over a groove more laidback than a chaise lounge on pot. What sells this album, however, is the included demo version of VJamm, Coldcut's soon-to-be-released audio/video sequencing program. Coldcut...
...spring. If the facts are as they appear in the video, Kevorkian could put together a fairly compelling case. He can invoke Youk's enfeebled state--he had lost the use of his arms and legs, had trouble breathing, was barely able to speak and frequently choked on his saliva, according to family members. And a jury may be swayed by the fact that Youk and his family all asked for the death...