Word: esotericism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: An esoteric kind of biochemistry that deals with the large molecules that control the growth and reproduction of living organisms.
The new astronauts will begin their training on Oct. 1. The first phase will be catching up with the Mercury program, but they will not be trained as pilots of the Mercury capsule. As potential Gemini and Apollo pilots, who may rendezvous around the moon or even land on it...
Says University of Chicago Economist Yale Brozen: "This may represent an uneconomic use of resources because defense potential is more than a matter of having the most advanced weapons. It also depends on the productivity of the economy." Collectivizing the Research. With conspicuous exceptions, such as jet planes, and modern...
"Now perhaps our political leaders may not be so gifted, and yet they deal with questions which are far more complex than the questions which came across the desks of our people a century ago. We deal with questions of monetary and fiscal policy. We deal with questions which are...
Meanwhile the mere hope that a change in diet will prolong life is filling U.S. kitchens and men's stomachs with hitherto esoteric oils; housewives are chattering with superficial knowingness about polyunsaturated fats.* Americans get an average of 40% to 45% of their daily calories in fats, and before...