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...though until the day she died, she would never realize it. By increasing the humidity in her lab apparatus, she and graduate student Raymond Gosling discovered that DNA could assume two forms. When sufficiently moist, the molecule would stretch and get thinner, and the pictures that resulted were much sharper than anything anyone had ever seen. They called the wetter version the B form...
...terrified brain would signal the adrenal glands, located on top of the kidneys, to release hormones, including adrenaline (its more technical name: epinephrine) and glucocorticoids (see chart), and the nerve cells to release norepinephrine. These powerful chemicals made the senses sharper, the muscles tighter, the heart pound faster, the bloodstream fill with sugars for ready energy. Then, when the danger passed, the response would turn...
...spend the extra cash today will have to cope with a thorny question: Which type to buy, plasma or lcd? Plasma displays employ thousands of tiny glass chambers filled with a mix of gasses that light up when electrically charged. Plasma screens dominate the larger size ranges; they produce sharper colors than lcds and can be viewed more clearly from an angle. But they have a short life span?only about five years, says O'Donovan...
...other side was the Empathetic Soft Left, represented by me and my son. In contrast to the rapidly acquired intellectual dominance of the Washington Consensus, the Empathetic Left held out through a long, bitterly fought match, ultimately, as in the real world of the nineties, to succumb to the sharper positioning, more aggressive volleys and sheer determination of the Washington Consensus. I think we lost that in five, if you want to get right down...
...most comprehensive at any college in the nation. But U.N.H. is one of a growing number of U.S. colleges and universities that are hardening the line against smokers. The trend started in the late '80s with mild prohibitions on smoking in academic buildings and has recently gained a sharper edge. Under the subtle acronym COUGH (Campuses Organized and United for Good Health), student antismoking advocates at eight California state colleges have banded together to push for tougher smoking rules throughout the state system. Officials at the University of Washington have not only outlawed the sale and advertising of tobacco products...