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Soundbites

12 July 2003

“If God wants us to live the rest of our lives as two separate, independent individuals, we will.”

Twenty-nine-year-old Ladan Bijani before an operation to separate her from her conjoined twin sister Laleh (The Independent online, 7 July). Neither twin survived

“We have found the smoking gun.”

Columbia Accident Investigation Board member Scott Hubbard, after a piece of foam insulation blew a 35-centimetre hole through a simulated shuttle wing (Associated Press, 7 July)

“They’re basically creating expensive urine.”

Cynthia Morris of Oregon Health & Science University on people who take vitamin supplements as protection against heart disease and cancer…

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