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...BEGINNER'S MUCK...
...there are a few of us who do manage to remain free spirits despite the invisibly restrictive muck with which Harvard surrounds us. These are the people who sample five concentrations before settling down, those who nibble from the Harvard extra-curricular smorgasbord before taking a large helping from the exotic table—those who make Halloween last four exciting years. And these are the people whom I most envy...
...architecture, the depth of its history, the vibrant color of its inner life. Fewer still are those who have explored the French capital without also stumbling across one of its less charming secrets: the ubiquitous dog excrement that turns many Parisian sidewalks into veritable minefields of shoe-defiling muck. But following the example of famous creators before him who drew inspiration from the picturesque details of Parisian life, a civic-minded artist has embraced the City of Light's blight by using selected piles of poop to denounce dog owners who refuse to pick up after their pooches...
...first place to look for causes of and treatments for Parkinson's disease is in the brains of patients. As the illness worsens, brain tissue becomes clogged with a protein muck that includes a substance called alpha-synuclein. No one knows exactly what alpha-synuclein does, but it's believed to play a role in the smooth transmission of nerve signals. When the substance clumps, it can't do the work it was designed to do, leading to neuron damage, loss of the neurotransmitter dopamine and eventually the familiar shakiness of such well-known Parkinson's sufferers as Janet Reno...
...first place to look for causes and treatments of Parkinson’s disease is in the brains of patients themselves. As the illness worsens, brain tissue becomes clogged with a protein muck that includes a substance called alpha-synuclein. No one knows exactly what alpha-synuclein does, but it’s believed to play a role in the smooth transmission of nerve signals. When the substance clumps, it can’t do the work it was designed to do, leading to neuron damage, loss of the neurotransmitter dopamine, and eventually to the familiar shakiness of such well-known Parkinson...