Word: shaking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...neurobiologist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Turek has devoted two decades of his life to studying this naturally occurring substance produced by the pineal gland. He feels certain that it functions as the body's own safe and highly effective sleeping potion. But lately Turek can't shake the feeling that the world has gone melatonin mad. Based on the flimsiest scientific evidence, the subject of his research is now being trumpeted in books and magazines and on television as a cure for everything from autism to aging to schizophrenia to a humdrum sex life...
...other significant shake-up resulting from the reorganization is the dismissal of nine employees at RCS and the scaling back of that office's services...
...context of the overall economic picture in Massachusetts in the last 10 years, these figures stand out even more," the study said. "While defense-related industries have seen significant cut-backs and computer and other high tech companies have been hit hard by global competition and industry shake-outs, the Massachusetts biotechnology industry has steadily grown...
...want it). After a while, everything starts to taste the same, whether it's kung-pao chicken, baron of beef or cusk (whatever the hell that is). And as we at Harvard know all too well, diversity is desirable...even in food. A person can handle only so much shake-and-bake...
...update of the Impact prototype that has been in development for the past decade: "This is not so much a technological breakthrough as it is a political coup by Jack Smith that caught the entire industry off guard. It may be a sign that GM is ready to shake off some of its marketing slumber of the past four years and is ready to aggressively take on industry leaders such as Chrysler." With a limited range of under 90 miles, the car is still a long way from being a practical vehicle for the long-distance drives in the California...