Word: davises
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For every salvo from the critics, though, a return round comes from defenders of recombinant DNA research. Bernard Davis, a Harvard Medical School microbiologist, is so sure the new technique is safe that he has publicly offered to drink recombinant DNA. He insists that those who worry about infections are...
The scourge of the 70s group, Buddy Goeltz, 71, wears a hearing aid. It faltered during the finals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships last fall, preventing him from hearing any of the linesmen's calls. He still won, 6-0, 6-0, beating Sam Shore, 71. Bitsy Grant...
Davis expects his work to bear out the prevalent belief that the universe is not massive enough to draw itself back together, and will continue expanding indefinitely. But Davis says he thinks "it would be aesthetically pleasing" if the universe were heavy enough to someday stop expanding. Current estimates put...
Davis says his grant proposal would have been rejected out of hand if he were a Smithsonian appointee because the National Science Foundation would not want to fund work in another government agency.
But if the grant comes through, as Davis expects, he plans to work together with a colleague on the SAO staff to develop a highly automated device to take needed data quickly and efficiently. For making actual observations, Davis plans to use the automated device with a telescope at an...