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Word: farout (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...time of conception. There is evidence, said Hydén, that the DNA in an old animal differs from that in a young one-and the same is true, presumably, in man. Here, Hydén opened the door a chink for a glimpse into an admittedly farout future. If a reasonably pure extract of brain DNA is injected into some animals, he said, their protein synthesis doubles within an hour. But he was careful to insist: "This does not mean that an elixir of life has been found." Hard facts remaining to be determined, he said, are whether this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Neurology: The Chemistry of Learning | 5/17/1968 | See Source »

...Republicans do not have a present President to carry their campaign flag. But they do have a past President who ranks among history's great crowd pleasers-and last week ex-President Eisen hower was wowing them around the land with his denunciations of "the new-farout-frontier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Ike on the Frontier | 10/19/1962 | See Source »

Archaeology once appeared to be the domain of science fictioneers. The digger merely seemed to exercise his imagination in reverse. Instead of forecasting the farout future, he re-created the long-lost past. From a few hunks of bones he built dinosaurs. In the ashes of ancient camp fires he saw the life story of extinct societies. He re-created primitive artifacts from the flimsiest shards. Today, says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Proving the Past | 8/17/1962 | See Source »

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