Word: normal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...insulin or the creation of new strains of dangerous bacteria that resist antibiotics. Often, the DNA is inserted into the E. coli bacteria, which live in the human gut, but if these hybrid organism were to escape from the laboratory, they could enter the human body and resist its normal immunological defenses. To their credit, scientists engaged in this research were the first to sound the alarm in the early '70s. Lear traces the chain of events that led to regulation of DNA research based upon these scientists' recommendations, and documents these scientists' retreat from the principle of DNA research...
...most Jewish comedians [Oct. 2] is the result of "a defense mechanism to ward off the aggression and hostility of others." Nor are they "ambivalent about their Jewishness and compulsively turn to humor to ward off their private demons." The majority of them just happen to be very normal people who are gifted with wit and a natural sense of humor. They are marvelous storytellers...
Carlton Curtis, spokesman for the Coca-Cola Co., defends the aggressive ads as normal competitive tactics. He contends that the judges used in the ads averaged "a dozen years of experience." Far from being cowed by the industry's outrage, Coke, relying on its vast distribution experience, is planning to expand production of Taylor California wines from half a million cases this year to 2 million...
...turns, six bridges, unpredictable winds and deceptive currents, is the ideal setting for what is often called a coxswain's race. There is no question that the three-mile row is murderous for oarsmen, but the winding course taxes a coxswain's ability to an extent far beyond the normal straight-line course in spring competition...
...What's stumped us is that the incubation period is not following a normal pattern, and we still need additional samples," Krause added...