Word: cancerous
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Californians face two highly controversial proposals. One would prohibit smoking in most work areas', lounges, cafeterias, sports arenas, theaters and certain areas of bars and restaurants. The proposal has pitted the American Cancer Society and the California Medical Association against the cigarette companies, which fear that the restrictions would cause their sales to drop. The other ballot proposition would require the firing of public school teachers who happen to be practicing homosexuals. The proposal is backed by groups like the Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs' Association and the California Farm Bureau, but is opposed by an unusual coalition...
Likewise, Walter Gilbert, American Cancer Society Professor of Molecular Biology, has been forced to cancel his talk on "Proinsulin from Bacteria" scheduled for this afternoon at 5 p.m. in room 18, 2 Divinity Ave. Al Vellucci, the former mayor of Cambridge, who is known for his strong support of recombinant DNA research, could not be reached for comment...
...discovery of these so-called restriction enzymes promises to help un ravel the mysteries of cell development, hereditary disease and cancer. It has al ready allowed scientists to analyze the chemical structure of genes and to map their sequence along DNA strands. It has ushered in a new age of genetic engineer ing by making possible the combining of genetic material from different species by the controversial recombinant " DNA technique...
Using the enzyme discovered by his colleague, Nathans, 49, applied it to his work with a monkey virus, SV40, known to cause cancer in animals...
...Ford look (the work of Palm Springs Surgeon M.R. Mazaheri) was something to call about. Reported TIME Correspondent Joseph Kane, covering Betty Ford's first post-surgery public appearance at a Hollywood dinner: "The woman looks absolutely spectacular." Betty, who in recent years has battled against breast cancer and drug and alcohol addiction, was obviously pleased. Said she: "I'm 60 years old and I wanted a nice new face to go with my beautiful new life...