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...staffs again analyze the original HIV samples, the mystery was solved. The strain that Gallo had presented as the AIDS virus -- and used to develop a blood test for the disease -- had been accidentally contaminated by a virus from a French sample. Gallo insisted that this mistake did not diminish the achievements of his researchers, because they had also isolated several other strains...
...Besides, our running game will diminish theimportance of height. Our forwards are lightningfast, and we should beat people up and down thecourt...
Even so, the newest superconductors may have trouble making it out of the lab into commercial products. Their biggest drawback: mercury is extremely toxic. But that doesn't diminish the importance of the discoveries. By * studying the mercury compounds, Chu and other scientists can learn more about what makes molecules become superconductors and how laboratory tricks can help the process along. The research has barely begun, and countless compounds remain to be tested. Chu intends to work his way through the periodic table, looking for promising elements to mix into his superconducting concoctions. What's a likely candidate? Well, says...
Jordan's absence from the court will not diminish his presence on the small screen. He will remain Nike's main salesman, for which the company pays him an estimated $20 million a year. (Nike in turn earns 10 times that much selling products with Jordan's imprimatur on them.) Jordan recently signed a 10-year deal with the Sara Lee company to promote everything from Hanes underwear to Ball Park franks. He has a 10-year $18 million contract with Quaker Oats to sell Gatorade. "Michael is truly in the league of legends. Whether he is playing or retired...
...members are not worried that the club's popularity among men will diminish. "The people we would want in the club would be of the same frame of mind and would support this," said James E. Bradner `94, who coordinated last year's "punch," the club's two-month membership selection process...