Word: development
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Alexander Rich spoke of his discovery of so-called lefthanded or "Z" DNA, which twists bafflingly in the direction opposite that of a normal molecule; Rich indicated that this seeming oddity may play a significant role in switching genes off or on, thereby allowing a cell to develop into one that is different from its neighbor. Biologist Mark Ptashne of Harvard discussed the activity of small proteins that somehow attach themselves to the coils of DNA and control how the molecule replicates. Nobel Laureates David Baltimore of M.I.T. and Howard Temin of the University of Wisconsin reported...
...city's schools will receive about in percent of the total contract and will use the funds to develop elementary and high school curriculums, said Assistant Superintendent Oliver Brown...
...Cabot of these obscure but low-risk strategies. But he insists that the Management Company's array of unconventional investments will always represent only a minor portion of the endowment. Harvard's search for new fiduciary outlets is done, he says, in the hope that one or two will develop into lucrative but prudent resources. This appears to be the case with real estate, venture capital, and to an extent, the options program. Other ventures, like stock lending, have bottomed out, and Harvard has ignored some areas--oil rights, foreign stocks, commodities--altogether...
...meet with Congressmen in Washington and attend a United Nations conference, all of this part of a 17-nation tour. In an attempt to explain the visa delay, a State Department official hinted that Washington thought the visit unnecessary: "The [ruling] Sandinistas will probably not allow a situation to develop where they would lose power," the official said...
Washington's game plan is simple: keep tensions with the Sandinistas high to increase their paranoia and hence their authoritarian impulses, and do nothing to help them develop more democratic institutions. The visa delays fits neatly into the latter half of the Administration's strategy...