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p age 6 • The Battalion /J^AXXALION Thursday • Decembe Pet Pals A Sitting Service Safe In-Home Pet Care Don’t “Kennelize” your pet! 'Vacations 'Holidays 'Emergencies ' Extended Workdays 'Custom Visits 'Mid-day Walks 'Newspapers, Plants & Mail 'Bonded & Insured 764-4119 SOFTWARE EXCHANGE NEW & USED SOFTWARE TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! NOW OPEN! at Northgate behind LOUPOT’S • CASH FOR USED SOFTWARE • SOFTWARE SALES & RENTALS YOUR GAMING HEADQUARTERS 846-1763 10-7 Mon. - Sat. 12-7 Sun. 105 College Main College Station, Tx 77840 512-474-5750 HOUSTON REVIEWS January 14 & 15, 1995 Deadline: Dec. 19, 1994 AUSTIN REVIEWS January 28 & 29, 1995 Deadline: Jan. 9, 1995 / Drink Specials Mon - Thurs 6-10 pm 5RD 1.75 Pitchers IFlfllR • 75 We!l Dtinks 1.00 Chuggers 6.00 Margarita Pitchers Concert Line 823-2368 18 & up welcome -Thursday- Soulhat $8 advance/$10door - Friday - The Killer Bees $6 cover '' ; - Saturday - Miss Molly $10 cover NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION & AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SOCIETY Guest Speaker Attorney Gaines W^|X President of Texas Indian Bar Association £ ■%;■) l*'- $3 ^ ^ Thursday, December 1, 1994 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Rudder 504 Native American Students enrolled with Federally recognized tribe have opportunities for scholarships and internships. (Non Indians welcome to join) For more information contact Richard Burgess 589-2726 or Rose Red Elk Hardman 690-6836 The Battalion CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING • Easy • Affordable • Effective For-More Information, call 845-0569 Scientists discover gene for obesity in lab mice NEW YORK (AP) — After a 40-year search, scientists have found a gene for obesity in mice and a likely counterpart in hu mans — discoveries that could someday help people control their weight. It is the first gene ever iso lated that clearly participates in the normal process of regu lating weight, scientists said. In its normal form, the mouse gene appears to let fat cells tell the brain how obese the animal is, so that the mouse will adjust its feeding and activity to keep its weight steady. That system goes awry when the gene is flawed. Mice lacking a normal version of the gene get so fat they weigh three times more than their siblings, said researcher Dr. Jeffrey Friedman. He and colleagues also found a human gene that strongly re sembles the mouse obesity gene, and it may play a similar role in people, Friedman said. If so, the finding could open the door to a better under standing of how people control their weight, which in turn may lead to new treatments for obesity, he said. He and others will look to see if mutations in the human gene are associated with obesi ty. While mutations:i mouse gene produce ex!] fatness, more subtle fl ai the human gene may con;] to more common degrees r sity in people, he said. Friedman, an associaii vestigator with the Hoi Hughes Medical InstititJ Rockefeller University in] York, and colleagues repor] discoveries in Thursday’s! of the journal Nature. Wednesday, Nov. 30 thru Saturday, Dec. 3 jSrSss- 4 > LOOK FOR THE SPECIAL BALLOONS THROUGHOUT THE STORE TO IDENTIFY THE CLEARANCE MERCHANDISE FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT! ©1994, JCPenney Company, Inc. Percentages off reflect savings on original prices. Intermediate markdowns may have been taken on original prices; sale prices on such items are effective until stock is depleted. Some merchandise may not be available at every store. Not valid on prior sales. POST OAK MALL 764-1600 D I IVi <3i