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George Fink of the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Australia, on a drug called PBT2 that in a single dose reduced amyloid plaques in the brains of mice by 60 per cent (Herald Sun, Melbourne, 23 July)
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St茅phane Douady of the National Centre for Scientific Research in Paris, France, on how the synchronised motion of sand grains in dunes produces music (New York Times, 25 July)
鈥淚 want to check whether students, as well as my family, can feel my presence through Geminoid.鈥�
Hiroshi Ishiguro of ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories near Kyoto, Japan, on the android he created in his own image, which he hopes will one day take lectures for him (Wired News, 20 July)
鈥淵ou may predispose children to later disease. Soya formula milk is a [recent] western invention. There is not the historical evidence to show it is safe.鈥�
Richard Sharpe of the human reproductive sciences unit at the University of Edinburgh, UK, on studies showing that soya milk given to young male monkeys affects testosterone levels (The Guardian, London, 25 July)
鈥淟ook out, because Social Services may be pounding on your door next when they disagree with the decision you鈥檝e made about the healthcare of your child.鈥�
John Stepanovich, defence lawyer for a 16-year-old in Virginia who has been ordered to accept chemotherapy for leukaemia against his and his family鈥檚 wishes (Associated Press, 21 July)