| A |  | By combing through newly digitized census data from the 19th century, J. David Hacker,
a demographic historian from Binghamton University in New York, has recalculated the
death toll and increased it by more than 20 percent - to 750,000
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| B |  | Called the iBrain , this simple-looking contraption is part of an experiment that aims to
allow Dr. Hawking - long paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ,or Lou Gehrig's
disease - to communicate by merely thinking.
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| C |  | What we wear can affect not only what people think of us, but also the way our brains
work, a study involving a doctor's coat shows. |
| D |  | What we wear can affect not only what people think of us, but also the way our brains
work, a study involving a doctor's coat shows. |
| E |  | A Canadian project aimed at creating a genetically engineered pig whose manure would
be less harmful to the environment is being halted after failure to find a company willing to
bring the animal to market, according to the lead researcher. |
| F |  | Scientists have for the first time identified several gene mutations that they say sharply
increase the chances of autism, and have found that the risk increases with the age of the
parents, particularly the father. |
