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...reason lies in the nature of the pathogens themselves. Bacteria are living organisms that, multiplying unchecked, damage bodily tissue. They can be destroyed by cutting off their life-support systems. Antibiotics defeat bacterial infections by attacking enzymes within the bacteria, allowing the body's immune system to mop them up. Viruses, however, are parasites incapable of reproducing on their own. They're inactive?that is, until they burrow into a host cell, taking over its functions in order to replicate and thereby destroying the host. Inside the body, they become vulnerable to drugs only after they invade a cell...
...National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) lawyer Elsa Cole said that increasing compensation for college players would defeat the purpose of college sports...
Responsibility for that defeat will not lie with al Qaeda and its terrorist brethren. It will not lie with the Bush Administration for its overzealous interpretation of executive power. It will not lie with the members of Congress who passed legislation to restrict civil liberties. It will lie squarely on the shoulders of America’s citizens who witnessed the erosion of the liberties on which their country was founded—and did nothing...
...three Harvard losses in first sets yesterday, Wang’s 7-6 (14-12) defeat at No. 4 was the most harrowing. She led 6-3 in the tiebreak but squandered three set points. She fought off five set points from Chao before gaining another, which she also wasted before dropping...
Although Wang’s match finished well after Harvard had clinched the title, her ability to evade defeat was crucial to the Crimson victory...