Word: complexity
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...years since James Watson and Francis Crick first discerned the complex structure of DNA, scientists have managed to decipher only a tiny fraction of the human genome. But they have high hopes that with new, automated techniques and a huge coordinated effort, the genome project can reach its goal in 15 years...
...fact, some of the nongene regions on the genome have already been identified as instructions necessary for DNA to replicate itself during cell division. Their message is obviously detailed and complex. Explains George Bell, head of genome studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory: "It's as if you had a rope that was maybe 2 in. in diameter and 32,000 miles long, all neatly arranged inside a structure the size of a superdome. When the appropriate signal comes, you have to unwind the rope, which consists of two strands, and copy each strand so you end up with...
Certain to become every bit as familiar and contentious as the SALT talks on limiting nuclear arsenals that dominated the 1970s, the far more complex CFE talks aim to eliminate the threat of conventional war in Europe. At issue are not only the more than 5 million armed troops deployed throughout the Continent but also, by NATO's count, some 70,000 tanks, 140,000 armored troop / carriers, 68,000 artillery pieces and 12,000 combat aircraft. The overriding goals of the talks will be to reduce the possibility of surprise attacks and large-scale offensive operations and to diminish...
However, during O'Neill's 12-year tenure, city officials have often charged that Harvard is not doing enough to support the community. City residents have complained that the University has made complex real estate decisions without adequately consulting them. As the principle liason between Harvard and the city, O'Neill has had to bear the brunt of that criticism...
...Shattuck said that controversies are inevitable in a city as complex as Cambridge and added that under O'Neill, Harvard had made serious efforts to consult a wide range of groups...