Word: leafed
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...another first for biotechnology, scientists have isolated a disease- resistant gene in one type of tomato, cloned it and inserted it into a variety of tomato that lacks that gene. The cloned gene signals the plant's defense system to ward off an invasion by bacteria that cause a leaf- destroying disease known as speck. Researchers predict that similar advances with other crops will significantly reduce the need for pesticides by the end of the century...
...ashes. But the young star ran out of luck early on Halloween morning, when he staggered out of the Viper Room, the newest hot spot on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, and collapsed writhing on the sidewalk. His girlfriend, actress Samantha Mathis, tried to revive him as his brother Leaf frantically phoned for help. River Phoenix was rushed to Cedars- Sinai Medical Center, where he soon died. An autopsy was inconclusive, with toxicology results not due for at least a week, but according to hospital sources, valium and cocaine were detected in Phoenix's blood...
Since the fall of 1991, Harvard has contracted for leaf removal with EarthGrow, a company which creates marketable products by composting garden refuse and combining it with potting soil. These products are sold at a profit in farm stands and nurseries, Gogan said...
...something left over from Jean Bedel Bokassa's coronation. Don't look down; look up. Nash may have been a spendthrift with his sovereign's sovereigns, but he certainly knew about stucco, and could bring it to incredible heights of airiness, complexity and rich detail. Even the gold leaf on every inch of the coffering and diaper work fails to make these vaults seem congested...
Mike started carrying a gun to school at Central High last winter. "I wasn't trying to be hard or anything. It was just for protection," says the lanky 18-year-old, who wears three gold earrings and favors a black baseball cap emblazoned with a marijuana leaf. "I don't know why, but stuff just started getting hectic, real rough. I mean you can get jumped for no reason." The small, .25-cal. Raven pistol, which he bought from a friend, fit snugly in the pocket of his winter vest. He even took it along to his telemarketing...