Word: ago
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AIDS. Fifty years ago, it didn't exist. Fifteen years ago, a few doctors and public health officials noticed the first cases. Within a few years, it was clear that it had reached epidemic status. It has now killed almost 14 million people around the world...
Four years ago, doctors came up with the first treatment to make a dent in the spiraling death rate. Today that treatment works for some patients, but it's not clear how long the results will last. And still there is no cure...
...most remember Pauling from 50 years ago, when he proclaimed that no vital forces, only chemical bonds, underlie life. Without that message, Crick and I might never have succeeded...
...biggest worry has been inflation brought on by excessive demand. Inflation soared into double digits in the 1970s, budget deficits ballooned in the '80s, and now a Democratic President congratulates himself for a budget surplus that he wants to use to pay down the debt. But some 60 years ago, when 1 out of 4 adults couldn't find work, the problem was lack of demand...
...today he would surely admire the vigor of the U.S. economy, but he would also notice that some 40% of the global economy is in recession and much of the rest is slowing down: Japan, flat on its back; Southeast Asia, far poorer than it was just two years ago; Brazil, teetering; Germany, burdened by double-digit unemployment and an economic slowdown; and declining prices worldwide for oil and raw materials...