Alcala Yearbook 1998

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Viewers worldwide see the rirsl-ever high-resolution color pictures of Mars when the Pathfinder spacecraft lands July 4. The lander and its rover, Sojourner, collect and transmit extraordinary data for threemonths.

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Russia's aging Mir space station collides with an unmanned supply vehicle in June and is seriously damaged. This is only one in a series or crises casting doubt on the viability of the station.

In September, CAT scans of petrified dinosaur eggs found in China reveal a dinosaur embryo.

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Scottish scientists in Frhrual'\· Im announce the world's first cloning of an adult mammal. Tlw shPrp, named Dolly, fuels conlrowrsy ovrr possible misuse of the tech 11olo~i-

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Haah Fuel cells that convert a fuel's energy directly into electricity are being developed for use in cars, making possible an efficient, low-emission car of the future. The first prescription pill for male-pattern baldness is approved by the Food and Drug Administration in December. The drug Propecia is made by Merck and Company.

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