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Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, about a quartet of mutant superheroes, has been three TV series and a movie. Now Tim Story (Barbershop) tries to please both fans and civilians. The tricky thing about a comic-book franchise is that if you make a movie pure enough for the cultists, it may confuse Joe Multiplex. "I remember when the fans found out Spider-Man wasn't going to have web shooters," Story says. "It was like a march on Washington. But the spirit of Spider-Man was captured, and so they relinquished that fight. I'm kind of in the same...
Schier specifically looks at the genetics of mutant zebrafish, studying what genes are missing in the mutant fish and seeking to relate these genes to particular functions...
Simply, there are not enough graphic novels that take place in the real world; while the strange dreamlands of The Sandman or the mutant-racism allegory of X-Men allow for beautiful artistic and narrative latitude, these books can refer to real-world issues only obliquely. Ex Machina, however, does it directly and with wry humor. Mitchell comments on the limits to his heroic powers: “People blame me for Bush in his flight suit and Arnold getting elected governor. But truth is…those things would have happened with or without...
...Higgins Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics David Knipe, who has been developing a vaccine for 15 years, said he discovered it unexpectedly after testing mice with mutant viruses...
...Simon says. Still, every piece in the store has been approved by Simon himself, who aims to keep the merchandise relevant to incoming freshmen. “I try to keep with the times, the childhood stuff,” which is why you can find Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles paraphernalia in his place. And of course, like most vintage lovers, Simon is “tired of seeing everyone wearing the same thing.” So he’s just started a limited edition line, where each month a new design will be produced...