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Science shenanigans

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 16,2005 1:12 p.m.

Not so sweet revenge For pranksters in search of sweet revenge, dumping sugar in a person's gas tank might be the traditional choice but rarely does this prank live up to its reputation, according to the folks at www.snopes.com, a Web site dedicated to urban legends. In theory, the sugar is supposed to dissolve into the gasoline and travel along fuel lines to the engine. The heat from the engine is then supposed to melt the sugar into a dense sludge, which penetrates the engine, causing it to seize. The legend continues that the sludge then hardens into a rigid consistency, making it impossible to remove from the engine cavity.

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Cloning pioneer apologizes for receiving eggs from his lab scientists

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 16,2005 1:11 p.m.

SEOUL, South Korea -- A South Korean cloning pioneer accused of ethics violations publicly apologized Thursday, acknowledging that two junior scientists working for him voluntarily donated their own eggs for his research. Hwang Woo-suk, a trained veterinarian, gained worldwide attention after announcing last year that his team had cloned the world's first human embryos and extracted stem cells from them.

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Pre-packaged food high in sodium, 'bad' fats

By Jun Chung · Friday, Dec. 16,2005 1:10 p.m.

Sophomore Charles Lee's dinner on a recent weeknight consisted of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn and apple cobbler for dessert. Preparation only took minutes -- in fact, all he needed to do was set the timer for his microwave oven. "It's quick and easy," Lee said, as he watched the tray swivel. "I usually buy several microwave dinners whenever I do groceries."

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Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 16,2005 12:52 p.m.

LYON, France -- Doctors in France said they performed the world's first partial face transplant, forging into a risky medical frontier with their operation on a woman disfigured by a dog bite.

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It's a lot harder than you think

By David A. Nosko · Friday, Dec. 16,2005 12:52 p.m.

Besides abstinence and long-term mutually monogamous relationships with uninfected partners, latex condoms are the most effective method for reducing the risk of infection from sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancy and HIV/AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Regardless of whether or not students are using condoms each time they engage in sexual contact, the question still remains: Are students using condoms correctly?

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