Word: colonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...almost a century, medical researchers have tried to figure out why colon cancer seems to run in certain families. Did their misfortune result from blind chance, a shared exposure to some cancer-causing trigger in the environment or their diet? Or could they have inherited a rogue gene that made them more susceptible to malignancy? Now a team led by scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Helsinki believe that they have found the answer. "What has heretofore been called familial colon cancer can now be called heritable colon cancer," says Dr. Bert Vogelstein, professor of oncology...
Other methods are more straightforward. In a forthcoming cystic fibrosis trial, Anderson says, doctors will simply "infuse the vector right down into the lungs. And there are even enemas of vectors for colon cancer...
Anyone familiar with Latino writing will be impressed by the distinguished authors included; the all-star cast includes such notables as Oscar Hijuelos, Gloria Anzaldua, Jesus Colon and Rudolfo Anaya. But this book is only an introduction to the prose of these talented writers and often omits some of their best and most representative work...
...NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH is preparing to launch the Women's Health Initiative, a $500 million, 14-year study of 140,000 postmenopausal women. The study will explore the effects of diet, smoking and other factors on women's risk of developing heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, and breast and colon cancers. The study will also evaluate the effects of hormone replacement therapy: providing women with supplemental estrogen or with estrogen plus progestin after menopause...
...they really think they can fool us? Professors put a snazzy title on their courses to attract students to shop their courses, hoping that they won't look beyond the colon to see what the course is actually about. They don't need airplanes or posters all over campus to get enough live bodies to fill the typical room in Server. See if you can match these great titles with their more sedate second halves. For an extra challenge, try to pick out the few courses that do have great titles--no catch. All answers are easily accessible...