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...only solution in both cases is bypass surgery. The Zuckerman brothers face the same difficult choice, but for diametrically opposed reasons. Henry, the responsible family man, has to decide whether to put his life on the line for a fling; Nathan, the notorious womanizer and hedonist with money to burn and an immaculate Manhattan apartment, must risk all for fatherhood...
These studies have demonstrated that a laser system powerful enough to destroy or disable missiles would also be able to destory aircraft, ships and entire cities. The amount of energy required to burn through the shell of an unprotected missile is about 120 times that required to ignite typical construction materials...
Julia Blum's Gwen, wife of Ken's childhood friend John, is an unlikely combination '60s burn-out/Valley Girl who giggles a lot. Ashford is cynical as Ken, but little else. The character of Jed remains to be written. His few lines merely supply the plants hanging from the Old Library's rafters with an occasional dose of carbon dioxide, which is essential to their well-being...
Some, for example, may recall having seen Iranians burn large numbers of U.S. flags and Uncle Sams in effigy. Or they may recall that, historically, Iran has not always been helpful towards the United States in the field of hostage negotiations...
While little is known about how growth factors work, there is no doubt of their importance. Doctors at Harvard Medical School use EGF to grow skin for grafting onto burn patients. Other growth factors may hold important clues about cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Cohen seemed surprised by the Nobel award. "You just keep on trying to find things," he said. "I'm very happy that the work we've been doing the last 25 to 30 years turned out to be important...