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The Draize test, which is usually used in developing new cosmetic products, involves inserting experimental substances into rabbits' eyes to test for irritancy. In the LD-50 test, animals are fed potentially toxic substances to determine how dangerous they may be for humans.

Author: By D. RICHARD De silva, | Title: Cambridge To Consider Banning Eye Test | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

Even where it has long been entrenched, democracy has not proved invariably hospitable to women. Despite the growing number of women entering politics in the U.S., the country is just beginning the journey toward full equality. In the West, women like British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Norwegian Prime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Challenge In the East | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

"He looks better than on TV," one woman tells another with approval. In real life he looks better than real. Cosmetic surgeons, employed in relays, have made him larger of chin, lesser of nose and chemically scrubbed of wrinkles, as if to erase an embarrassing past from his face as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Duke's Addictive Politics | 10/1/1990 | See Source »

Eliot, Dunster and Mather Houses all saw renovation work during recent months, including newly painted walls and wood work repair, said Michael N. Lichten, director of physical operations for FAS. In addition to cosmetic work, new fire sprinklers were also installed in the Mather tower.

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Cross-Campus Construction Transforms Harvard's Skyline | 9/14/1990 | See Source »

Eliot, Dunster and Mather Houses all saw renovation work during recent months, including newly painted walls and wood work repair, said Michael N. Lichten, director of physical operations for FAS. In addition to cosmetic work, new fire sprinklers were also installed in the Mather tower.

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Cross-Campus Construction Transforms Harvard's Skyline | 9/12/1990 | See Source »

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