Word: vision
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...laboratory work, became enchanted by the magical progression of embryos from amorphous balls of cells into living entities of exquisite complexity. In the pursuit of the advancement of animal husbandry (and, by extension, human nutrition and health), he began experimenting with cloning at Scotland's Roslin Institute. His vision was the creation of genetically engineered farm animals that would manufacture therapeutic proteins in their milk. At the time, says Wilmut, he was only thinking of cloning embryos. "Dolly was a bonus," he says, adding, "sometimes when scientists work hard, they also get lucky, and that's what happened...
...give reason for hope. His strong labor credentials could help keep workers off the streets when the layoffs begin. And as IMF reforms dissolve the cozy networks that have wed politicians and chaebol executives, the longtime outsider will finally have his chance to present the country with a new vision...
...first, it doesn't seem like a bad vision. If idle talk about grapes and American foreign policy is standing in the way of universal keycard access, away with such hot air by all means. But in reality, numerous fallacies undergird the Stewart-Cohen program for change...
...excited about next year's board," said current Co-President Jenny P. Stevens '98. "They have a lot of great ideas and a strong sense of vision...
...national territory, and their development could transform Panama. But there are more skeptics than optimists. Panama's dream is to become another Singapore--a prosperous banking, transportation and tourism hub exploiting to the fullest its ownership of one of the world's most important waterways. The alternate, nightmare vision, unfortunately, is of a nation handed a great resource that it then wastes through corruption and mismanagement...