Word: beginnings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...after Radcliffe inaugurated a new year at its convocation, sources told The Crimson that the college will have to begin searching for a new vice president...
...collecting a small sample of mucus from inside his cheek. In the back room of his office, he inserts the sample into a machine, which extracts DNA from the mucus cells and compares it with the genetic material on a dime-size chip. Minutes later, a computer printer begins to spit out a list of the infant's genes. Fortunately, all but a few of the genes are labeled "normal." It is those few that the doctor discusses as he explains the results to the mother. "Your son's genetic inheritance is generally good," he says, "but he is somewhat...
Still, a new generation of medications--perhaps tailored to particular serotonin receptors--is urgently needed for the 20% of depressed patients who do not benefit from existing drugs. Researchers hope to come up with compounds that begin acting immediately rather than in a period of weeks. "The Holy Grail of new antidepressant treatment is rapid onset," asserts Dr. John Ascher, a research physician at Glaxo Wellcome in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. "We're talking about medicine that takes effect in just...
...from the birth-control implant Norplant, which is inserted under the skin and provides long-term contraceptive protection, researchers have packed a button-size insert with a powerful narcotic. Implanted under the skin, the device releases analgesic into the bloodstream continuously for three months. Tests on cancer patients will begin within a year...
HISTORICAL STUDIES B-61--The Warren Court was set to begin in Emerson...