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Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Kezirian's performance was the unexpectedness of it all. Even Kezirian himself, whose normal duties consist of holding for field goal and point-after attempts, admitted to some early jitters...
...same five writers will also lead writing workshops in the fall. All students who failed the writing test are required to attend, officials said. To pass the workshops--which consist either of an eight-week course on writing fundamentals or a four-week course on argumentation--students must pass a final assessment...
...goal is to streamline the necessary steps toward FDA approval so that they do not take years to complete. One way to accomplish that, the agency decided, was to accept preliminary evidence from small clinical trials rather than wait for final proof from a comprehensive study. Typically the trials consist of a few hundred people and last only a matter of months. In return, the pharmaceutical companies were supposed to conduct follow-up studies that confirmed their drugs' effectiveness after they were out on the market. The FDA held up its side of the bargain by approving two new antiviral...
Although the Pentagon has long insisted its troops would meet little resistance from the 7,000-man Haitian army, spokesmen indicated the total invasion force will probably consist of 20,000 U.S. troops, an overwhelming force intended to minimize casualties. Nearly half would be slated for peacekeeping, once returning President Jean-Bertrand Aristide settles in. Only about 13,000 are expected to actually invade Haiti, led by 1,800 Marines, who will storm Port-au-Prince to secure the airport and the U.S. embassy and then await reinforcements. The entire operation will be commanded by Admiral Paul D. Miller...
Unlike bacteria and protozoans, which are full-fledged living cells, capable of taking in nourishment and reproducing on their own, viruses are only half alive at best. They consist of little more than a shell of protein and a bit of genetic material (DNA or its chemical cousin RNA), which contains instructions for making more viruses -- but no machinery to do the job. In order to reproduce, a virus has to invade a cell, co-opting the cell's own DNA to create a virus factory. The cell -- in an animal, a plant or even a bacterium -- can be physically...