Word: paces
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most encouraging difference between AIDS and epidemics of the past is the pace at which medicine is coming to grips with the crisis. "We're talking about a disease that was recognized from a practical point of view only in 1981," says Dr. Samuel Broder, who oversees the development of anti-AIDS drugs at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. Since that time, he notes, the cause of AIDS has been discovered, the virus cloned, a blood- screening program implemented and development of a vaccine begun. Possibly most remarkable, the FDA is soon expected to approve the first therapeutic...
Protecting those who have not yet become infected has an equally high priority, and research on vaccines for AIDS is proceeding at an unprecedented pace. Of the many groups at work on a vaccine, Genentech, of South San Francisco, Calif., appears to be one of the furthest along and may begin tests of a prototype vaccine on humans as early as this year. But vaccinemakers face several daunting obstacles. Perhaps the most formidable is the fact that the virus mutates and changes its outer coat so rapidly that no single vaccine is likely to be effective against all strains. Researchers...
...repeat its earlier triumph, the Crimson will have to shut down Penn's stars and get strong performances from Webster and Co-Captain Arne Duncan. The last time the two squads met, Webster scored 16 points and Duncan 24 to pace the Crimson...
...Coach Pete Roby's club continues to score points at its present pace, it stands a good chance of breaking the all-time Harvard record for points in a single season. The current mark is 2221 points set in 1971-'72, When Harvard went 15-11 and finished third in the Ivies...
Amerika's sexual innuendo and Dukes of Hazard pace will attract plenty of attention to its rabidly nationalist message. The show certainly didn't go looking for the threat of a U.N. law suit to attract even more attention. The U.N. was happy to provide the threat of a law suit--and probably a Nielson boost--anyway...