Word: novelizations
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...questions are worth asking because in them lies not just the future of our sports but of ourselves. Why should nature be allowed to play favorites but not parents? Science will soon deliver unto us all sorts of novel ways of redesigning our offspring or re-engineering ourselves that test what we mean by human. The fight over doping in baseball will seem quaint one day when players can dope not with drugs but with genes. Already there is black-market interest in therapies developed to treat muscular dystrophy but which could potentially be used to build superstrong athletes...
...time shrinking, sit-down meals involving several generations no longer fit the needs of a hurried and harried middle class. "The lifestyle is changing," says Su. "People are getting more urbanized and busy, with less time to cook at home." KFC's grab-and-go menu items were a novel solution, while Pizza Hut launched the concept of eating out at a casual restaurant with the whole family. KFC opened its first drive-through in 2002 just as China was becoming a car-owning culture. In 2001 Pizza Hut Home Service began introducing the idea of hot meals delivered...
...cancer treatments, Folkman and a colleague, while in the Navy, perfected what they called a "leaky plastic," which later became the basis for the implantable, time-release contraceptive Norplant. Not only did Folkman's work on angiogenesis benefit cancer patients, but the same principles are now leading to novel treatments for reviving dying heart tissue, restoring circulation to tissues crippled by diabetes and improving vision in patients with macular degeneration. His theories may yet impact the treatment of other conditions, including obesity: "More recently, he had the idea that fat cells relied on blood vessels just like tumors...
...says the company has made "no determination at this time" on the fate of that campaign. But it should give the FDA good reason to evaluate how it approves future medications in this class. "I suspect that in the future, FDA will require that drugs that lower cholesterol in novel ways show good clinical endpoints before getting approved," says Dr. Roger Blumenthal, director of preventive cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital...
...done Broadway, movies and TV, but this is really a great breakout role. RYAN: You're right. An actor can only be as good as the writing, and I really lucked out with this incredibly well written part that Ben and Aaron adapted from Dennis Lehane's novel. I knew when I read the script: this is so rare. I thought, "there is not a chance in hell I'll get this part." I thought, "there are too many incredible actresses of note ahead...