IN BRIEF
Nov 29, 2004
Monkey talks<br>TOKYO — In a laboratory in Saitama, central Japan, monkeys are behaving strangely. If someone sticks out a tongue, they do the same. If they need a rake to reach a piece of fruit, they ask for it with a special call.
Monkey talks
TOKYO — In a laboratory in Saitama, central Japan, monkeys are behaving strangely. If someone sticks out a tongue, they do the same. If they need a rake to reach a piece of fruit, they ask for it with a special call. The Japanese macaques raised in Atsushi Iriki’s lab are not particularly gifted. But he expects them soon to be communicating with him. vocally, using simple linguistic rules.
Bad breath
LONDON — If brushing and mouthwash don’t improve bad breath, an Israeli scientist may have the solution — laser treatment. Yehuda Finkelstein of Meir Hospital at Sapir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, Israel has successfully treated 53 patients suffering from bad breath, or halitosis, with a new, 15-minute technique.
New terror war
WASHINGTON — Beetles, cockroaches, spiders and worms may be the U.S. government’s next line of defence in the war on terror. Scientists are recruiting insects, shellfish, bacteria and even weeds to act as ‘bio-sentinels,’ which give early warning of biological and chemical attacks.
TOKYO — In a laboratory in Saitama, central Japan, monkeys are behaving strangely. If someone sticks out a tongue, they do the same. If they need a rake to reach a piece of fruit, they ask for it with a special call. The Japanese macaques raised in Atsushi Iriki’s lab are not particularly gifted. But he expects them soon to be communicating with him. vocally, using simple linguistic rules.
Bad breath
LONDON — If brushing and mouthwash don’t improve bad breath, an Israeli scientist may have the solution — laser treatment. Yehuda Finkelstein of Meir Hospital at Sapir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, Israel has successfully treated 53 patients suffering from bad breath, or halitosis, with a new, 15-minute technique.
New terror war
WASHINGTON — Beetles, cockroaches, spiders and worms may be the U.S. government’s next line of defence in the war on terror. Scientists are recruiting insects, shellfish, bacteria and even weeds to act as ‘bio-sentinels,’ which give early warning of biological and chemical attacks.