Word: fatted
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Harvard Dining Services' recent attempt to print nutritional information about all items it serves has drawn mixed reviews. Some find the tabulation of fat, carbohydrates, protein and calories a useful yardstick, while others decry these "bites" as nasty barbs that are incompatible with eating enjoyment. We at Dartboard feel that the new program would meet with universal acclamation if it were to imitate another popular campus rating system: namely, the CUE guide...
...dining hall at six in "neat attire." As might have been expected, the sophomores over-dressed. The food was better than Turkey Tettrazini has ever been, and each place setting was equipped with four--count'em: one, two, three, four--forks. There was a seafood flatula stuffed with fat shrimp, and salad made from what seemed like pesky courtyard weeds. To cleanse the palate of residual flavors, there was a trou normand lime sorbet. Dining Services Czar Michael Berry made the rounds, and a string quartet made stately, playing pieces by classical composers. But the kicker was neither the food...
...viruses. Some researchers are working on ways to inject DNA directly into human cells. To treat patients with malignant melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, a team led by Dr. Gary Nabel at the University of Michigan encased a tumor-fighting gene in liposomes, harmless little bubbles of fat. The genes found their way into the proper cells, and in at least one case the tumors shrank...
...able to detect all sorts of flaws in DNA long before they can be fixed. In some cases the knowledge may lead to treatments that delay the onset of the disease or soften its effects. Someone with a genetic predisposition to heart disease, for example, could follow a low-fat diet. And if scientists determine that a vital protein is missing because the gene that was supposed to make it is defective, they might be able to give the patient an artificial version of the protein. But in other instances, almost nothing can be done to stop the ravages brought...
...second term. "The problem for Bill Clinton is, we're going to have a good 1994 and a good 1995," Jones said. "But look out, Bill, for 1996." However, for Americans who have endured three years of the leanest economic recovery on record, the prospect of two reasonably fat years looks just fine, thank...