Word: dismalness
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...Those dismal numbers have prompted scientists to consider organs from other mammals--especially pigs, which are easily bred and whose physiology is similar to ours. But pig biology is different enough from human biology that rejection, a surmountable problem in human-to-human transplants, is disastrous in so-called xenotransplants. (Humans can receive pigs' heart valves and other tissues because they are treated to suppress the immune problem. That doesn't work for whole organs...
...shooting percentages of the year and caused 25 Harvard turnovers en route to a comfortable 69-54 victory. The Crimson frontcourt struggled the most against the Bears’ forwards, who each stood 6’10 or taller. Harvard’s best inside player, Coleman, shot a dismal 1-of-9 from the floor and Cal blocked eight Crimson shots...
...Mammoth discounter Wal-Mart looks to be the big winner so far in a dismal Christmas season for retailers, happily reporting Wednesday that its holiday sales for the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve came in above company expectations of a 4-6 percent year-over-year increase. Rival Kmart, meanwhile, said its sales from Nov. 22 to Dec. 23 came in at the low end of expectations, but picked up considerably in the last few shopping days before Christmas, with winter apparel - thanks to some cold days - finally getting off the ground. And the ultimate in lazy...
Going into last night’s game, UNH was first in the America East Conference with 74.6 percent free-throw shooting. Ganly led the way, having made 31 of his 32 shots from the charity line this season. Yet tonight, the Wildcats put up a dismal 7-for-22 from the stripe...
...team. With no money or sponsors, Schlopy borrowed $25,000 from a friend, bought a minivan and started chasing races across North America to get his ranking up. He stayed with friends, friends of friends and, when absolutely necessary, splurged on $19 hotel rooms. The races were in dismal little towns, and Schlopy got off to a terrible start, but he rallied to finish the season ranked 63rd in giant slalom and 97th in slalom, edging his way back onto the squad...