Word: idea
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...idea that such involvement was inevitable drew concern from some members of the audience...
...idea that such involvement was inevitable drew concern from some members of the audience...
This true story starts in 1927 when Harry Frommermann, an out of work actor, gets the idea to form a multi-part harmony group, and places an ad in the paper. After a few initial flops, the six-man Comedian Harmonists update their repertoire, adding jazzy syncopation and some naughty lyrics. Their innovations are hilariously documented in one great scene, where they do an improv imitation of a purely instrumental jazz band. They are soon discovered, and become, in effect, The Beatles of Berlin...
...even more complicated. Reflecting the complexity that is seeping into the field of genetics in general, a new study published in the journal Science failed to replicate the findings of widely publicized previous research that had linked homosexuality to a possible gene or set of genes. "Evidently, the idea of linking genes to behavior is not going to be as simple or easy as generally supposed," says TIME science correspondent Dick Thompson...
...have done remarkably well in tracking down genes that are linked to diseases, identifying more than 100 illnesses that are associated with single-gene defects, such as Tay-Sachs, sickle-cell anemia and several forms of cancer. In dealing with behavior, however, the results have been more ambiguous. "The idea of finding a single gene that could orchestrate something as complex as behavior, while attractive, is probably not realistic," says Thompson, who notes that many factors tend to influence a person?s actions. There is also an additional element: Studies exploring genetics and behavior are open to question...