Word: expression
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...after all, working counter to millions of years of evolution. The basic goal of gene therapy is to take bits of DNA that did not originate in patients' bodies, insert them into the patients' tissue and somehow get them to turn on or, in the jargon of the field, "express" themselves. Yet this is precisely the sort of biological action that the body's immune system interprets as a threat and is primed to fight...
...parishioners, to be sure, express mild disagreement with positions that John Paul, hewing to church doctrine, has emphasized during his 17 years as Pontiff. The ban on women in the priesthood prompts a brief debate. Joseph Lewis, 64, a retired Westinghouse engineer and chair of the St. Joseph parish council, suggests that the omission of women from the ranks of the Apostles may have been historical rather than theological: "You've got to put yourself back to A.D. 25 to interpret the Jewish religion and the Roman Empire. Could you picture Christ choosing women Apostles? There's a different frame...
...wanted to talk about the risk to the mother,and I was unable to communicate with her." With legal assistance from the Rutherford Institute, a conservative law foundation, the Tulls are framing their defense around free speech. "At the core of the issue is the father's right to express his concerns and convictions to the mother," says Rutherford's Brad Dacus. "For the opposition to be successful would have a chilling effect on that kind of free speech...
...poll in March, 28 percent of fans said they thought they would have less interest following the strike. In the latest poll, 60 percent of fans express less interest in baseball, as do 43 percent of all Americans...
...exhibit empathy when they get upset at the sound of another baby crying. Even very young children learn by imitation; by watching how others act when they see someone in distress, these children acquire a repertoire of sensitive responses. If, on the other hand, the feelings they begin to express are not recognized and reinforced by the adults around them, they not only cease to express those feelings but they also become less able to recognize them in themselves or others...