They can't intimidate as easily. Probing the secrets of black holes. Holland Ford, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University, is quoted in a story in the Salt Lake Tribune about powerful new telescopes that are enabling scientists to probe the mysteries of black holes. A black hole is a clump of matter so dense and compact that nothing inside it can escape its gravity, not even light. Anything unlucky enough to venture within its reach disappears forever.
Drinkers face increased risk of mutated gene.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal reports on a Johns Hopkins study that found people who drink alcohol face an increased risk of a genetic mutation that leads to cancer. Hopkins graduate designs a cartooning career. Rachel Masilamani, who graduated from Hopkins a year ago with a degree in anthropology, has embarked on a career in cartooning, where she puts her powers of observing human behavior to good use, The Baltimore Sun reports. She seems to be a natural - and please note that good comics work is not just pictures plus stories, but a dynamic, mutually supportive fusion of pictures and storytelling. Frederick W. Puddester.