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...when he said that his genetics research firm, Celera Genomics, could map the human genome three times faster than the feds and at a fraction of the cost. The Human Genome Project, after all, is one of the most closely watched federal science projects of recent memory. In the abstract it stands to become one of the great scientific breakthroughs by promising to crack nature's code for what makes us who we are - and, presumably, to make it possible to right what goes wrong. So Venter took great pleasure on Thursday in announcing to a congressional subcommittee that...
Jackson's players often talk about his contributions in abstract terms that reflect his thoughtful outlook on the game. Bryant credits Jackson with helping him to become "more aware" of what's happening on the basketball court. "It sounds like a minor thing," says Bryant, "but it's very big when you're playing at this level to really be aware of everything around...
...Earl Blaize, the Consortium makes music that could best be described as art-school hip-hop. The free-flowing lyrics on this album are inspired by poetry slams; the rhythms are stripped-down and direct, keeping the focus on the words. These songs are, by turns, grandly prophetic, perversely abstract and straight-up street. Far from a tragic epilogue, this is a welcome addition to the growing canon of outsider...
Bhadia showed more than a dozen slides of his work. Most were abstract representations of mosques he said were inspired by his trips to the Middle East...
Last week disparate pieces fell together, locked in place, and, suddenly, abstract controversies were framed in a comprehensible melodrama: a mother's search for justice, a city's battle against crime, the skin colors of power and powerlessness, the politics of outrage, the ambitions of a First Lady and a mayor--as well as the men who would be President. With the numbing beat of 24 not-guilty verdicts, racial profiling, police brutality, the rights of minorities and the promises of the Constitution were funneled into a compelling narrative. A different but equally riveting tale is unfolding in Los Angeles...