Word: glowing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wearer's every move. Officers say $800 worth of cocaine was found in Acree's pockets. L.A. Gear, naturally, prefers the story of a seven-year-old in Ripley, Tennessee, who disappeared with her three-legged dog Coco, only to be located by police who spotted the constant glow of her sneakers...
...That is not the case for healthy HIV survivors, no matter how wholesome their glow. They test positive for antibodies to HIV and small amounts of virus can be detected in their blood. Although stable, their immune systems show telltale signs of having been weakened by the infection -- not enough to make them sick but enough to register on blood tests. "We don't know how infectious these people are," says Dr. Susan Buchbinder of the San Francisco Department of Public Health. "But we have to assume that they can pass on the virus...
Basking in the glow of television camera lights and fighting off reporter after reporter, Harvard players and coaches each saw this victory in their own personal way. It was the first Beanpot win for Coach Ronn Tomassoni, who had nothing but praise for the seniors on his team who had trudged through three 'Pot blowouts. It was the first Beanpot for freshman goalie Tripp Tracy (30 saves), who said he hadn't experienced a victory such as this during his career out west in Michigan. And it was the victory of a season for Drury, who kept the upset...
Scientists sort out X and Y carriers by tagging sperm with a fluorescent dye; under ultraviolet light, the X sperm glow brighter. Then the sperm are electrically charged -- positive for male, negative for female -- and a laser beam separates the two. Egg and appropriate sperm are mated in a glass dish, and the resulting embryo is implanted in a cow. The technique is about 90% reliable, which is pretty good odds for farmers to get more beef for the buck. Theoretically, a similar process could be developed for selecting human sex, though that ethical quandary does not appear imminent...
Boxers fill two rows. The pride of the boxer collection is a glow-in-the-dark pair which warns "NO" in the light, then illuminates to "YES" in the dark...