The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthbound muscle and turn it into a computer control pad. Georgia Tech researchers believe a magnetic, tongue-powered system could transform a disabled person's mouth into a virtual computer, making teeth a keyboard and the tongue the key that manipulates it.

Brad Mason, who founded Vista-based orthopedic equipment firm Breg, was named group president, North America, by Orthofix International. Breg, which was sold to Orthofix in 2003, named Brad Lee to replace Mason as president.