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...getting the right genes into the cells that need them. Generally, the genes must be carried by some sort of delivery vehicle, which scientists call a vector. For its vector, Anderson's team used an infectious agent known as a retrovirus -- a specialized virus containing RNA (a single-strand cousin of DNA) that has a knack for finding its way to a cell's genome and making itself at home. Retroviruses can be dangerous (HIV is the most notorious), but scientists have ways of altering them so that they don't cause disease. Still, the small risk that retroviruses used...
...said she heard noises outside her room anddiscovered two people ripping apart the strand ofone of their letters...
Embassy visa lines delineate America's outermost border; they are where cultural diversity begins. If America is a braided rope, its strands lead back to a hundred countries, each strand a line. Sometimes the line to reach America is metaphorical; more often it is as tangible as a battered suitcase, fear sweat and molded plastic furniture...
...trying to improve our communication on the court. The turnovers against Lee Strand (28 in all) were the whole team's fault, not just the guards," added Butler...
Sophomore Amy Reinhard has been very impressive in practice, especially on the defensive end, where she often is at the point of attack in the press. She was the first person off the bench versus Lee Strand, and will probably get a lot of minutes in the season...