Word: bug
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...deaths each year worldwide and mosquitoes being the primary culprit, researchers at Johns Hopkins University genetically engineered insects that were resistant to the malaria parasite. But don't trade in your long-sleeved shirts yet; so far, the mosquitoes have been tested only against a version of the malaria bug that sickens mice...
...honest, my ignorance didn’t bother me: as long as the crustacean found its way to my plate, with a side of melted butter, the world would keep spinning. Now, I’m all but an expert at the art of “bug catching,” an expression that stirs up more drama than the average land-dweller would think. “Islander,” writer-director Ian McCrudden’s latest project, chronicles the life of a lobster fisherman learning to accept the consequences of an act which tears...
Last week, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team’s main bug-a-boo was the most integral part of the game: putting the ball in the net. And with senior attackman Evan Calvert out for the second straight week with an ankle injury, the Crimson was plagued by a failure to capitalize on scoring opportunities again, as Harvard (0-2) fell to Stony Brook (1-1) by a 13-8 score in front of 1,542 fans at LaValle Stadium in Long Island, N.Y. Despite 50 shots on the afternoon—31 of which were...
...homes, high-fashion gowns and even expensive artwork?doesn't always come with privileges. It used to be that possessing such status symbols was a measure of how successful you were. But with priorities shifting away from showing off such material markers to showing off financial smarts, the leasing bug is spreading fastest within the high-income brackets...
...foreign and violently bass-heavy. Unfortunately, Fabio has chosen a new seating buddy. We stand in the back, watching the Perry Ellis models swagger down the runway.Jay McCarroll, winner of the first season of “Project Runway,” also watches nearby from behind his bug-eyed sunglasses. He’s styled in a black beret and boho-chic attire.The Perry Ellis collection is a slightly more mature version of Bartlett’s—a little less color blocking, a little more après ski. And as all experienced cabin-goers know...