Word: tweaking
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Growing large batches of live virus, however, is a tricky business, and some scientists are turning to genetic engineering to improve the output. Tweak some genes, and you can make a virus that grows more easily in cell cultures. Tweak others, and the virus becomes a better target for the body's immune system...
...forward up for the trio of scores. “We switched up the lines,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “There seems to be some good chemistry, just a better dynamic. I think she’s in the right place. You constantly tweak things until you feel like they complement each other.” The complement was productive as well as cohesive, keying the Crimson offense throughout the convincing win. “It was my first chance to work with [Raimondi] and [Johnston] and I think our line clicked really well...
Maybe President Bush was feeling his oats with his polls on the rise. Maybe he wanted to tweak journalists for reports that he has been closed off. Maybe he was playing to Brian Williams, the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, a former White House correspondent who was following him around for the day. Whatever the reason, the President acted as if it were the most normal thing in the world. "I've got a little extra time on my hands," Bush said mischievously as he wrapped a speech about Iraq to the Philadelphia World Affairs Council...
...tweak perceptions,” the artist Maya Lin says of her work. True to form, Lin had the audience questioning its own assumptions about her and her art last night at the Carpenter Center, where she spoke with Bass Professor of English Louis Menand.First, there was her appearance. Casually dressed in brown corduroy pants, black glasses, and a loose-fitting sweater, Lin answered with a soft-spoken demeanor that belied an intensely serious artistic sensibility as she guided the audience through a rigorous examination of her recent work.Best-known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial while a senior...
...GIRLS WHO LIKE SOME CURL For eyelashes that need a tweak--or for the beauty-product aficionado--Tweezerman's limited-edition pocket curler is the ultimate stocking stuffer. The rounded, nonlatex pad is easy on the eyes, and the gizmo's cut-down size makes it portable in the purse...