Word: experimental
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"This is almost an experiment. We'll see what comes out," said Harvard Coach Ihsan Gurdal before the contest.
"We are all part of a giant clinical experiment," said Farber, indicating that he didn't think anyone was keeping track of the results.
The experiment was designed to show the differing effects of two distinct types of cholesterol: low-density lipoproteins, or LDLs, and a variant known as high-density lipoproteins, or HDLs. LDLs are the villains of cardiology: these complex molecules ferry cholesterol through the blood vessels, allowing life-threatening deposits to...
Indeed, the experiment represents an attempt by Monsanto to accommodate regulatory guidelines that many scientists think are too strict. It is also aimed at mollifying public fears. Monsanto had originally planned to test a strain of Pseudomonas altered to produce a natural insecticide. The EPA nixed the field test, mainly...
To help meet the growing demand for imported child care, the American Institute for Foreign Study and the Experiment in International Living have obtained permission from the U.S. Information Agency to bring in 3,100 young Europeans as part of a two-year experiment. The host families provide airfare, room...