Word: phenomenonal
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Lee’s work in human genetics identifies copy number variation, a phenomenon that occurs when DNA segments are missing or duplicated. His findings proved that contrary to the prevailing notion that human genomes differ by less than 0.1 percent, there is actually significant variation, with hundreds of DNA sequences that are different...
...Chinese American dish because it is fried, it is chicken, and it is sweet—all things that Americans love. THC: Is the prevalence of Chinese restaurants in some ways a good thing, because it means that the culture is flourishing? Or is it more of a sad phenomenon because it represents selling out—sacrificing authenticity to become part of the American capitalistic market? JL: Well the first question is: What is authenticity? Authenticity is a function of time and place, so what’s really interesting is that American Chinese food has become...
...major appearance on Harvard’s academic scene and remains neither broadly popular nor canonically academic, it has become a thriving but little-known subculture for a few students on campus. Indeed, there are indications that the relative obscurity of the jazz program is not a negative phenomenon: not only does it mirror the status of jazz outside of Harvard, but it has allowed student devotees to connect with some of the most prominent jazz musicians in the world. THE MAN FROM ITHACAThe man who best exemplifies the small but well-connected status of jazz at Harvard is Thomas...
...parent and a mentor, Gilbert felt surprisingly okay—certainly better than he would have imagined. He shared this realization with friend and colleague Tim Wilson, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia. The observation resonated with Wilson and the two decided to futher explore this phenomenon, sparking the years of research that would lead to “Stumbling...
...memory of endless idyllic hours of vacation, socialization, and relaxation—in other words, Spring Break ‘08, WHOO! Our tans have already faded, and we’ve already forgotten most of the inside jokes that inspired the captions in our facebook albums. But one phenomenon that frequently characterizes both European tourism and island vacations seems to have followed us back to Cambridge—or rather, our adventures abroad have alerted us to a reality that always existed at home. The overpriced foreign restaurants that frequently lure hungry, naive, unsuspecting tourists have morphed into familiar...