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Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have revealed a larger role of telomerase enzymes, suggesting a new target for extending the life span of cells in the body:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/04/990405070156.htm

Physicists from all over the world are racing to prove the existence of the "God Particle." Wow, humanity is on the threshold of whole new understandings and evolution:
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,54507,00.html

Jim Marrs' book, Rule by Secrecy, thoroughly investigates the hidden histories of secret groups that manipulate the world, including the Catholic Church. Additionally, he has a fascinating story on his Web site about the chemtrails in the sky:
http://www.jimmarrs.com/view/view060302.html

Many Web sites list what they claim is a copy of Admiral Richard E. Byrd's diary and an experience he had during a trip to the North Pole in 1947. Byrd's diary entries describe his learning of an "inner world" within Earth. In any case, there is enough evidence from Byrd's journeys to support some unusual discoveries whose explanations remain clouded:
http://www.byerly.org/hollow/diary.htm

The marine mammal population is being decimated by our pollution (some of this is noise pollution), causing toxicity of their habitats, our waters. There are several organizations working to bring this issue into mainstream awareness and calling for change:
http://www.advance.uconn.edu/02219710.htm
http://www.bluevoice.org/features/killer.html
www.orcanetwork.org

A new technology was unveiled in London that will let cars run on compressed air, meaning zero pollution. This is something you must see:
http://www.theaircar.com

Last summer's crop circle season was spectacular. The weight of the evidence clearly rules out hoaxers in all but a few obvious cases. View some of the crop circles from the U.K. at:
http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2002/eastfield3/eastfield2002c.html

There is a fuel cell kit available for young adults on the market. If one can be made this small, certainly one could be made automobile size, too:
http://hammacherschlemmer.com/publish/64680.asp?promo=homepage