Word: gel
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...between the proof and the finished print. In some pairs, the two look alike except for one notable difference: for example, the colors in the proof of Yellow Span are reversed in the final print. The study for the most recent work, Freefall, is sculptural, built up with acrylic gel and paper pulp. The composition of the study and the final version is similar in almost every other aspect, yet the difference in texture renders each work unique...
Smoosh-in or mix-in? Cafe Latte or Espresso? Apricot bath gel or avocado soap? Add one more perplexing question to the neurotic shopper's list...
...naturally inside a mother, and the result is identical twins.) In the process, though, the researchers had to strip away an outer coating, called the zona pellucida, that is essential to development. Then came the trickiest part of the procedure. Over the years, Hall had been working with a gel derived from seaweed that could serve as a substitute for the zona pellucida. When Hall put the artificial coating around the cloned embryos, they began to grow and develop. The experiment was a success...
Another therapy consists of a gel that contains an antimicrobial called metronidazole. Marketed in Denmark, and just approved for use in Sweden, Ireland and Britain, the gel can be squirted into the spaces between teeth and gums. In a U.S. study of 100 patients who had completed a round of oral antibiotics, Walter Loesche of the University of Michigan and James Giordano of the University of Detroit School of Dentistry administered metronidazole on thin patches of an organic material called ethyl cellulose. Preliminary results indicate that the combination treatment saved 94% of teeth scheduled for surgery, and the teeth remained...
Usually spotted with lit Camels in hand and gel in the hair...