Word: boning
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Paleopathologists had suspected that TB existed in the New World before 1492. Ancient skeletons, for instance, have bone lesions that resemble those caused by TB. But the DNA discovery, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first firm proof of TB's longevity in the Americas. "It's about the best evidence you could hope for," says biochemist Wilmar Salo of the University of Minnesota, who was on the research team...
...ticket to the boneyard. If Asian cultures no longer revere the tiger as a god, many still believe that the animal is the source of healing power. Shamans and practitioners of traditional medicine, especially the Chinese, value almost every part of the cat. They believe that tiger-bone potions cure rheumatism and enhance longevity. Whiskers are thought to contain potent poisons or provide strength; pills made from the eyes purportedly calm convulsions. Affluent Taiwanese with flagging libidos pay as much as $320 for a bowl of tiger-penis soup, thinking the soup will make them like tigers, which can copulate...
...different shows in two different realms ofHarvard, both received with decided approval. Butlast Friday night was an anomaly. Although enoughgroups certainly exist to keep the student bodyentertained--Betty Please. Fat Day, HypertrophieShitstraw, Mopar, Neverlovers, Pushkings, Circusof George, Smiley's Bone, Soma and Toddler, toname few--Harvard bands are rarely heard byHarvard students...
...Smiley's Bone singer/guitarist Beys lamentsthat his band can't play at home more often:"Harvard is a pathetic scene all around; a lot ofpeople don't have time to have fun onweekends...Harvard is an awful, awful place formusic. People don't know how to dance or toreact...The only scene here as far as music goesis the finals clubs--mainstream Harvard doesn'thave a good music scene, and the finals clubs areunderground...
...band playing here is Smiley's Bone, and the crowd dances wildly. Soon people are packed against the stage so tightly that lead vocalist and guitarist Mike Beys '94 leas out into the audience. Music drifts out to Mt. Auburn St. until 2 a.m., as the floor grows sticker and stickier with beer...