Word: pathways
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...health problems that result. The problem interested Potrykus for a number of reasons. For starters, he was attracted by the scientific challenge of transferring not just a single gene, as many had already done, but a group of genes that represented a key part of a biochemical pathway. He was also motivated by empathy. As a child growing up in war-ravaged Germany, Potrykus and his brothers were often so desperately hungry that they ate what they could steal...
...Rockefeller-sponsored meeting, Potrykus met the University of Freiburg's Peter Beyer, an expert on the beta-carotene pathway in daffodils. They decided to combine their expertise. In 1993, with some $100,000 in seed money from the Rockefeller Foundation, Potrykus and Beyer launched what turned into a seven-year, $2.6 million project, backed by the Swiss government and the European Union. "I was in a privileged situation," reflects Potrykus, "because I was able to operate without industrial support. Only in that situation can you think of giving away your work for free...
...hazard area that can be made much safer with a few adjustments. Avoid satin sheets and comforters, and opt for nonslip material like wool or cotton. Easy access to devices is important, so place a lamp, telephone and flashlight near the bed within arm's reach. Make sure the pathway between the bedroom and bathroom is completely clear, and install a night-light along the route for those emergency late-night trips...
...melted into Harvard, but stands as its own "mysterious" structure. In the poet's eyes, the Radcliffe Institute occupies a critical stance towards Harvard, serving as critique of modern elite universities and a "thorn in the flesh of institutional self-congratulation." The reading itself was another brick in the pathway of Radcliffe's future endeavors, and proves the dynamic nature of the Lecture Series...
...though it looks very different from most humans, the worm shares 40 percent of its genes with man, including almost its entire insulin pathway...