Word: fraying
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...that accumulate in aging mitochondria, which are our cells' batteries; maybe someday they will learn how to keep our batteries from winding down. Scientists may also learn to repair our telo meres, the tiny ties at the ends of each chromosome that help hold our genetic bundles together but fray with age. Researchers may even learn to grow whole new hearts and livers from stem cells, a prospect I find slightly dispiriting. Will we walk off the stage at last elaborately disguised, a living prosthesis--false teeth, false eyes, false taste buds, false everything...
...longer facing him across the floor of the United States Senate, but Carol Moseley-Braun and Jesse Helms are still battling it out. When the White House announced the nomination of Moseley-Braun as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand recently, the North Carolina senator jumped into the fray. Citing allegations, never proven, that Moseley-Braun used 1992 campaign funds for personal purchases, he demanded Wednesday that the IRS and Justice Department hand over "sensitive" documents about the former Illinois senator and her staff members. In exchange for the information, Helms would agree to hold hearings on the nomination, which...
...Finally, fray the seams of the sleeves and the neckline by running a sharp knife along the leading edge...
...Finally, fray the seams of the sleeves and the neckline by running a sharp knife along the leading edge...
...charged with possessing an exposed rifle and disposing of ammunition. She maintained the bullets weren't live (ballistics tests disproved this) and refused to eat (at least until her chauffeur arrived with bagels). Boone insists she was framed, and plunged back into the First Amendment fray by attending a party for that other art exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum upon her release...