Word: toothful
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...while the new discovery brings paleontologists closer to solving the mystery of Homo's origin, it still falls frustratingly short. Although the scientists found a nearly complete upper jaw, 10 teeth and a number of tooth fragments, they can't say for certain which species the fossil belongs to. By 1.9 million years ago, the Homo line had spawned at least two branches: Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis. The new fossil resembles both species in some ways, but without a more nearly complete skull it's impossible to say more. "What we have now is a hypothetical human lineage with...
Last week, Texaco board chair Peter I. Bijur settled a class-action lawsuit that had been filed several years ago by several black employees who claimed they were denied promotion opportunities because of their race. The corporation, which had previously been fighting the suit tooth and nail, offered the $176.1 million settlement only after a former Texaco executive disclosed a tape-recording he had made of a 1994 board meeting. On the recording, top Texaco brass discuss destroying evidence of hiring discrimination while using racially insulting language...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Just like that four-year-old child with a sweet tooth, the Republicans are at it again, reaching back in that cookie jar, trying to grab Medicare cuts, Medicaid cuts, education cuts. Tax cuts for the wealthy is what they are going to balance it with...
...showed a lot of heart out there," the junior forward said. "We fought tooth and nail down a goal and came through. That was a big improvement for us, because we had problems against Cornell when we gave up an early goal...
...larger implants with more hairs. With gene guns (still experimental), doctors might have an efficient way of delivering a new hair directly into a follicle by encasing it in a bullet made of fat. More encouraging yet, this year researchers studying a genetic disorder that causes hair and tooth loss identified the first gene that may be associated with baldness. They speculate that the gene codes for substances that create the necessary environment for continued hair growth. Perhaps the least invasive treatment for hair loss, however, remains minoxidil, now available without a prescription. When used continuously for at least four...