Word: adaptibility
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...longer in vogue; figuring out ecologically correct ways to get mosquitoes to do themselves in is all the rage. "The era of insecticides is coming to an end," says Donald Barnard, the Mosquito Unit's chief. "They're still our first line of defense. But the bugs adapt very quickly to whatever we throw at them. The emphasis now is on outsmarting them, and to do that you have to understand their behavior...
...women in Africa and parts of Asia. HIV has still not evolved in the industrialized world into a form that is easily transmitted by heterosexual activity. But it probably will, given the virus' proven ability to mutate. "Over time, in the U.S., more and more strains will adapt to become more efficient at heterosexual transmission," Essex says. "So far, there haven't been a critical number of people infected heterosexually. As that happens, you will get adaptation of the virus for transmission in that route. The heterosexual epidemic in the U.S. will expand...
...Their zone will force us to adapt. We need to be careful when we pass, and pass often, as the zone clogs the middle," Kleinfelder said...
Harvard Coach Carole Kleinfelder is concerned about Harvard's ability to adapt to Cornell's zone defense, an anomaly in lacrosse...
...world-class levels. But both the elite giants and less prestigious schools will place a stronger emphasis on the quality of classroom teaching. Professors accustomed to thinking of research as their real work will be under pressure to spend time with first- and second-year undergraduates as institutions adapt to an increasingly diverse academic population -- not just more women and minorities, but older students and part-timers with special needs. Even today, only 20% of the nation's undergraduates are young people between 18 and 22 who are pursuing a parent-financed education. Two-fifths of all students today...