Word: kudzu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...find any of those factors. Each morning the paper brings such encouraging news about inflation or crime or unemployment that I almost expect to see the headline GOOD PEOPLE REWARDED; EVIL ONES TO SUFFER. The worry monger in me finds no satisfaction in the international pages either. The democracy kudzu spreads relentlessly, and while there are troubles, none compares with the risk of imminent global incineration. Then: the Cuban missile crisis. Now: the Caribbean summit. After so carefully developing the habit of pessimism, is it any wonder I feel bereft...
...stresses that Ambergene is very selective in the microbes it chooses to cultivate, carefully checking their genetic and ecological profiles to exclude possible pathogens. In addition, she notes, most of Ambergene's microbes are related to modern-day organisms of known habits. Still, experience with rabbits in Australia and kudzu in the Southern U.S. shows that seemingly innocuous plants and animals can misbehave when taken out of their original environments. And while most experts believe that the danger posed by ancient microbes is small, the idea that they have traveled from a time so distant is still unsettling to many...
Shared memories are the second unavoidable thread that runs through our conversations, which always start with "Remember when..." and quickly grow like kudzu to encompass anything any of us ever did in our younger years. Inevitably, the conversation ends with raucous cackles about good times or devious tricks that seem rather far away--and rather banal...
...Scientists have identified the active ingredients in the kudzu vine's roots, which have been used by the Chinese for 1,300 years to treat alcohol abuse. The extract cut in half alcohol consumption in certain hamsters that prefer booze to water...
...from North Carolina, and kudzu just grows all over everything," Latham said. "I find it very intriguing, but it has a long way to go before it becomes usable to humans...