Word: morphing
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...could morph into a neighborhood, Bill Clinton would be Harlem. So when the former President decided to forsake expensive and unseemly midtown-Manhattan office space and set up shop uptown, at 55 West 125th St., in the most famous African-American area in the country, one knew that it was a personal decision, not just a politically clever...
STEM CELLS With their uncanny ability to morph into any type of cell--from skin to bone and everything in between--stem cells cast a mighty spell on medical researchers who dream of using them to treat a whole range of intractable diseases. But because of religious opposition and fears that embryos--the best source of stem cells--could become a kind of cash crop, U.S. scientists have been largely shut out of this promising field. New nih guidelines, however, have reversed the earlier ban and now allow federally funded researchers to use embryonic stem cells as long as they...
...good news about fungi is that they are relatively stable. As recalcitrant as they are, they don't morph rapidly like bacteria into superstrains that are resistant to drug therapy. So once someone figures out how to control fungi, chances are they will remain at bay for a long time...
...come by. The California plan boasts a $1.45 billion price tag, though officials there estimate the extra days could translate into a 50% increase in test scores. But while more appears to be better, more of the same-old lessons and techniques may not. So before Saturday cartoons morph into a sixth school day, educators ought to take an elongated look at what transpires during the other five. The bi-coastal calls for change are certainly an auspicious start...
...favor of getting it over rather than getting it correct. This has meant that Lieberman, considered a happy St. Bernard in 12 years in the Senate--"as moral, decent and honorable a man as I've known there," said Senator John McCain last Friday--has seen his image morph overnight into a Rottweiler. Conventional wisdom holds that a position can't be principle if it is also self-serving. As Lieberman waited to go on Larry King Live recently, I asked him how it feels to go from media favorite to just another pol. With his "What, me worry?" smile...