Word: rid
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shave your vagina or penis, can that get rid of crabs...
...better understand the genetics of aging, that's why. Fruit flies are some of scientists' favorite subjects for genetic research. In this case, copies of a gene known to rid human cells of the damaging products of metabolism were inserted into the cells that control fruit-fly movement. Result: the life-span of the flies (normally about 80 days) was extended by as much as a month. All this, the researchers say, suggests "a possible strategy" for reducing the ravages of aging in other species-- including humans...
...shall rid the world...
...Jennings may have picked the winning side. The Governor, Republican David Beasley, has called video gambling a "cancer" on the state and has made getting rid of it a top issue as he runs for a second term. This spring's legislative effort to ban the machines passed overwhelmingly in the house, then was filibustered to death in the senate, but is sure to resurface next year. And the state supreme court is on the verge of deciding a class-action suit filed by habitual gamblers claiming the machines violate the state's constitutional ban on lotteries; the decision turns...
...about the power of its nuclear blasts and about Kashmir, the Himalayan region that's divided between the countries. The State Department suspects that India, uncomfortable with the condemnation it has received, is trying to goad Pakistan into conducting a test. "The Indians would like nothing better than to rid themselves of this uncomfortable isolation," says a senior U.S. official...