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...early 1980s, Venter and Fraser were working on cell-surface receptors at the NIH. This was the dawn of the molecular revolution in biology, and the gene was emerging as the key. Finding genes was agonizingly slow work, however; scientists typically spent years locating and decoding a single...
...primarily fasting from dawn to sunset. No food, no drink, no intercourse. Refrain from lying and fighting. It's a time to work on spiritual development," Syed said...
During Ramadan, many Muslims wake up before sunrise to prepare for the fast by eating a meal before a prayer at dawn. Dawn is currently around 5:30 a.m. University Dining Services can provide students with prepared breakfasts for this repast, but many students say that this year they have been grabbing fly-by lunches or a nutri grain bar. After eating, individuals say the morning prayer. The next daily prayer is at sunset...
First-years experiencing their first Ramadan away from home said their introduction to college spirituality has been positive, even if living in the Yard means they do not have their parents to wake them before dawn every morning. Celebrating with other students instead of family may be new to them, but first-years said they enjoy the bonding...
...Iraqis go about their business of struggling to survive. The cityscape looks the same, shabby but nothing worse. People talk about how little they slept, but they show no other outward signs of stress. This is a curiously surreal war that starts on schedule after dark and stops before dawn, its most intense drama and damage so far taking place mostly out of sight...