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  1. 19602

    Ewan Cameron, who in 1971 began to collaborate with Linus Pauling on vitamin C and cancer, typically initiated patients with 10 grams per day of vitamin C given intravenously for about 2 weeks, followed by an oral dosage continued indefinitely. The two Mayo Clinic trials referred to in this article, which failed to show any […]

  2. 19601

    Nothing was said in your article about the situation in Canada, where killing bears for their gallbladders and paws is a serious problem. I suggest that you contact TRAFFIC North America and the World Wildlife Fund–Canada for detailed information on the problem in Canada. Abby SchwarzVancouver, British Columbia The article states, “Traditional medicine has been […]

  3. Humans

    From the October 5, 1935, issue

    A mammoth skull and losing teeth through evolution and diet.

  4. Monarchs in the Classroom

    Learn about monarch butterflies and the “Monarchs in the Classroom” program at this Web site from the University of Minnesota. The site provides information on the life cycle of monarch butterflies and their global distribution. Research pages highlight topics of current interest. There’s also information on how to rear monarchs. Go to: http://www.monarchlab.umn.edu/

  5. 19600

    The recent discovery of “mature” galaxies at distances corresponding to the remote cosmic past mentioned in this article threatens more than galaxy-formation theory. It threatens to shatter the increasingly fragile Big Bang paradigm by showing that the composition of the cosmos is uniform in time and space. Michael J. DunnAuburn, Wash. If a Big Bang […]

  6. 19599

    In general, a judge is an independent legal expert. To expect a legal expert to be able to determine the validity of the scientific information is no more reasonable than to expect a scientist to be able to do a good job of making legal judgments. Thomas BradleyPoway, Calif. If I remember correctly, expert witnesses […]

  7. Humans

    From the September 28, 1935, issue

    A new dam under construction, transmutation of elements, and signs that point to sunspots.

  8. Humans

    Science Cinema

    The Museum of the Moving Image has launched a Web site that features short films, interviews, and articles devoted to science and technology in movies. It includes streaming video of award-winning student films, a discussion of the time-travel, science-fiction movie “Primer,” and articles about the movie “Kinsey” and the controversy over an “intelligent design” film. […]

  9. 19598

    This article is unfortunately murky. It’s confusing to state that accelerating charged particles to high speeds “therefore” produces cosmic rays. And what “charged particles”? Is the “energized” gas in fact “ionized”? “Energized” is too general a word. Finally, why are high-speed particles more easily compressed than slower-moving material? Fredric BlumMerion, Pa. “Energized” means that the […]

  10. Humans

    Letters from the October 1, 2005, issue of Science News

    Name game Does the name of Honda’s robot, Asimo, have a meaning in Japanese, or is it just a tip of the hat to Isaac Asimov (“Easy Striders: New humanoids with efficient gaits change the robotics landscape,” SN: 8/6/05, p. 88)? Dennis LynchGlenshaw, Pa. Asimo’s name stands for Advanced Step in Innovative MObility.—N. Moreira Under […]

  11. 19597

    This article didn’t mention the effect of large-scale conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuel on disposal sites. Here in southern California, we are running out of places to dump urban waste. Taking waste to a fuel-generating facility would reduce the environmental effects and might even cost less than burying it. Bob KosterNorth Tustin, Calif. Your […]

  12. Humans

    From the September 21, 1935, issue

    The opening of the Hayden planetarium in New York, heavy neon, and the age of the universe.