Word: fusions
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...suburbia of the postwar era. His behavior is that of any blithe burgher: a carefree puff of his cigarette, a heavy foot on the gas pedal, an appreciative glance at a lovely lady as his car draws alongside hers. Then the scene cuts to black and...CRASH!, a sickening fusion of metal and flesh. What begins as comedy, and accelerates toward romance, explodes into heedless tragedy, into death or worse: the souring of the American Dream...
...better-looking things between my teeth when I floss. In search of an upgrade, I tried some cheap, bare-bones shareware programs, but they were buggy and hard to use. Finally I picked up a couple of manly, high-end Web-building packages: Microsoft's FrontPage ($169) and NetObjects Fusion MX ($99). This is serious software aimed at small businesses that need a Web presence, rather than individuals who are building monuments to their self-esteem. I found both of them fairly challenging. If you're used to programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel, you'll probably prefer FrontPage...
...There are three sub-classes of entry inhibitors: Fusion inhibitors, attachment inhibitors and co-receptor inhibitors. And while each works in a slightly different way, all entry inhibitors work on the same principle: The longer the cells can deflect attacks from HIV, the longer other drugs will have to work on destroying the existing virus already inside the cell...
...Fusion inhibitors are the rising stars of the entry inhibitor group. Designed to keep the HIV virus from fusing to the cell wall, fusion inhibitors include compounds called T-20 and T-1249. The first compound, T-20, appears to be at the head of the class, so to speak; researchers report low toxicity among test cases, and relatively mild side effects like soreness and inflammation at the injection site, dizziness and nausea. For the needle-phobic, T-20 may cause a few problems - patients are required to inject themselves twice a day. But for most, even multiple injections...
...attempt at this fusion is significant: Not only is this altarpiece one of the first paintings to integrate early Renaissance sacred images with a naturalistic setting, but it is also a clear indication of progress from the slow erosion of strict conventions towards modern artistic expression...