Word: existence
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...logic, the nation of Eritrea (pop. 3 million) should not exist. The secessionist province's independence fighters ought never to have defeated Ethiopia in their 30-year-long struggle. They were outmanned, outgunned, abandoned or betrayed by every ally; their cause was hopeless. They won by force of character, a unity and determination so steely not all the modern armaments, superpower support or economic superiority of Ethiopia could withstand it. The spirit that saw the Eritreans through 10 years in the trenches of their mountain redoubt at Nakfa has built them a nation from scratch, since independence was finally consummated...
...McClintock is right, the implications could be sweeping, offering not just new insights into human communication but practical medical applications as well. "Once you establish that pheromones exist," McClintock says, "the question becomes how far-ranging they...
Among other scientists, the reaction to the study has been mostly positive--but questions remain. Even if human pheromones exist, it's not clear how the body processes them. Mammals and reptiles detect pheromones with a tiny nasal cavity called a vomeronasal organ, or VNO. Anatomists don't think humans have a VNO and aren't sure we would need one to perceive pheromones. Though a few researchers think they've found telltale pits just inside the nostrils, these may do nothing...
...Both will exist, and both will be used by different people for different purposes," he said...
...sexual, erotic and political aspects are really central to Greek civilization," Henderson said. "You can't just throw out the dirty laundry, pretending it doesn't exist...