Word: slow
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...will have tangible detrimental effects on the quality of the education it provides. No matter how we spin it, slower Allston construction means less science research in the medium term. It also means fewer students enrolled and less academic expansion into other fields. Tweaked House renovation plans mean slow progress in improving undergraduate education, no expansion of social spaces, and less overall satisfaction. Perhaps most importantly, department cuts not only affect the quality of the catering at faculty meetings but also impact the way our professors will be able to teach present and future students. For instance, the announcement yesterday...
...researchers packaged various combinations of compounds into liposomes—fat-and-lipid based particles found in cells—and injected the slow release anesthetic drug-delivery systems into rats to examine their effects...
Unlike conventional anesthetics, which often cause toxicity to surrounding tissues, impeding the development of slow-release anesthetic systems, the sustained release formulation containing saxitoxin resulted in very high local concentration—“the rat’s leg fell asleep”, said Kohane—but surrounding tissue did not sustain damage...
...Harvard bats were slow to get started in the early part of the game, however...
...pretty slow start, and serving was tough for us,” Weintraub said. “I think we made a few too many errors and we gave up critical points at certain times...