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Wired News - a must-read for the latest information and commentary on our rapidly changing digital world. W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 22.Oct.04.PDT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chips Coming to a Brain Near You (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT) http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,65422,00.html/wn_ascii Researchers working with slices of rat brains come up with a microchip that mimics the part of the brain responsible for creating memories. They hope to create a prosthesis for the human brain within 15 years. By Lakshmi Sandhana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contraception Controversy (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT) http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65420,00.html/wn_ascii Advances in medical science should lead to improvements in birth control methods -- but current debates remain hung up on teenagers' sex lives. Adult women and men looking for better options shouldn't be left out in the cold. Commentary by Gina Lynn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indian Mounds Mystify Excavators (On The Road - Great River Road 2:00 a.m. PDT) http://go.hotwired.com/news/roadtrip/riverroad/0,2704,65170,00.html/wn_ ascii Vast man-made mounds are nearly all that remain of an ancient city now called Cahokia, built along the banks of the Mississippi. In its heyday around A.D. 1050, the city was a bustling metropolis. Michelle Delio reports from Collinsville, Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raise the Roof: Power Source (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT) http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65413,00.html/wn_ascii Solar panels are a good source of home energy, but they can be an eyesore. Manufacturers want to make solar more popular by gussying up panels and integrating them into roofing materials. John Gartner reports from San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Candidates Sound Off on Tech (Politics Thursday) http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,65425,00.html/wn_ascii A computer industry group asks President Bush and Sen. John Kerry a dozen questions so voters can compare the presidential contenders' tech plans. By Staci D. Kramer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anti-Cloning Treaty Divides U.N. (Med-Tech Center Thursday) http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,65432,00.html/wn_ascii Two competing resolutions are put before members of the United Nations as they debate the contentious issue of whether to ban cloning or to allow human embryos to be used for research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wired News is a real-time news service offering news briefs and in- depth reporting on politics, business, culture, and technology. For the most up-to-date coverage on the digital world, go to ... http://www.wired.com/news/