Word: preventing
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...Wakayama's work does bring complete human cloning a dramatic step closer to reality. Creating a carbon copy of a living adult will always be impossible, however. The difference in age between parent and child alone would prevent it, and because genetics only partly determines who we are, a clone could never be exactly the same person as its parent. The offspring of a brilliant musician or a scientific genius could, depending on his or her life experience, turn out to be a great criminal. But human cloning will happen anyway--perhaps much sooner than anyone thought. And when...
...really like being there." Thompson was impressed by the combination of methodology and intuition of state and federal epidemiologists: "They spent hours on the phone tracking down anyone who had been through the town, then feeding reams of information into their computers. Because of their work, they may prevent similar outbreaks...
...civilians to sustain themselves or block supplies from reaching the territory of their factional rivals. And the aid community stands accused of sheer pusillanimity, docilely submitting to the strictures of the Sudanese government rather than pushing through the assistance the country urgently needs. Even the U.S. government, pledged to prevent such needlessly recurring famines, has "screwed up royally," admits a senior Clinton Administration official. "We are all to blame for this massive failure...
...getting beer for his buddies, McGwire returned to his car to see people leaving their cars and slowly walking to him with pens outstretched. He described the scene to comedian Mark Pitta as The Night of the Living Dead. So McGwire wants to separate himself from the sideshow, to prevent himself from becoming Roger Maris. In 1961, unhappy that a relatively unimpressive player (Maris' second best year was 39 home runs, his career average was .260) threatened Ruth's place in history, some fans sent him death threats and regularly booed him, even at home games in Yankee Stadium...
Many people with mild asthma suffer attacks while exercising, or worse, avoid exercise altogether for fear of their symptoms. This week studies showed that two prescription drugs--montelukast, a pill, and salmeterol, an inhalant--can be used effectively on a daily basis to prevent exercise-induced wheezing...