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The land of milk and money

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A new bioreactor, an animal genetically engineered to produce a therapeutic protein in its milk may finally be ready to fulfill its long-waited promise. The European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) may decide on approval of an anticoagulant protein, human antithrombin, that is produced in goat's milk to treat a hereditary disorder.

Author: Stix, Gary
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
Management, Europe, Anticoagulants, Genetically modified animals, Licensing, certification and accreditation, Bioreactors

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Drag race: aerodynamics tackles one of the final frontiers

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Aerospace researchers are attempting to incorporate laminar flow control technology into aircraft. This technology, which involves the use of vacuum cleaner-like elements on wing surfaces, can reduce turbulence.

Author: Stix, Gary
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
Aircraft, Aerodynamics, Aerospace engineering

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Earcons: "audification" may add a new dimension to computers

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Software engineers are using acoustic displays to communicate information. Sound displays can help to identify when a processor is active and to identify variables such as heat flows in differential equations.

Author: Stix, Gary
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
Software engineering, Acoustooptical devices, Acousto-optical devices

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