Word: glue
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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ITEM: In New York, the up-and-coming Ramones decide to turn away from negative songs like I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement in favor of the upbeat Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue...
...below it. The Dorothy Gray wood constructions called "Timeline I and II" are interesting because Gray uses pieces of bedposts, stair railings and mirrors to show progression through time. The unusual Medium Award for the week goes to Patricia Verant for her sculpture of a giraffe made with epoxy glue and coconut shells...
Observing these bacterial tricks, molecular biologists began isolating various restriction enzymes. They had already discovered another type of bacterial enzyme, called a ligase (from the Latin word meaning to bind), which acted as a form of genetic glue that could reattach severed snatches of DNA. Using their new biochemical tools, the scientists embarked upon some remarkable experiments. As usual, they turned to their favorite guinea pig, a lab strain of E. coli, and soon they had learned to insert with exquisite precision new genetic material from other, widely differing organisms into the bacteria (see diagram...
...sort of clientele that is welcomed at the paneled doors of a typical corporate law firm. It includes runaways, drifters, glue sniffers, battered children and subteen prostitutes, many rejected by their parents and in trouble with the law. Until recently, they had few legal rights and not many more attorneys interested in protecting them...
...corner a bronze Etruscan mirror, probably deliberately broken in antiquity, according to Beale, awaits repair. The glue formerly used to piece it together has dried out, but the new plastic adhesives used in its place won't relinquish its hold so fast...