Word: vital
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...should temper this vast Unabomber-esque techno critique with two observations. First of all, e-mail notes serve a variety of purposes. Electronic mail is an efficient way to exchange vital information quickly, and as those who have had to wait for hours to use Science Center or Loker Commons computer terminals know, brevity has its advantages. But in notes to close friends, especially friends in remote locales, one should never choose function over fashion. Second, letters are constructed with a flourish and if a particular writer favors short muscular phrases, why not go with...
Seizing on the new findings about disease genes and how they function, pharmaceutical companies are rushing to develop drugs that will either neutralize the effects of dangerous genes or take the place of vital proteins that, because of aberrant genes, are missing from an individual's system. Equally promising, researchers are honing their skills in a technique that may cause one of the most significant changes in the history of medicine. It is known as gene therapy: the introduction of genes into existing cells to prevent or cure a wide range of diseases, including cancer...
Such trials on human patients are vital, Anderson believes, "because you can't just work everything out in test tubes and animal models." He pleads for public understanding and patience as researchers refine their gene-therapy techniques. "People don't understand that the development of an ordinary drug, from time of concept to product, is 10 years," he says. "What we're talking about is a revolutionary new approach to therapy, and we're only five years into...
...because he already was on top, because his opponent's campaign was in a tizzy, but mainly because he had become that mold of moderation toward which the people had been edging for 25 years. "Tonight," he said in his victory speech, "we proclaim that the vital American center is alive and well...
...that is what was meant by the "vital American center." When it came down to it, people could settle specific issues or scores by addressing, for better or worse, local propositions, as they did in California. As for sending a message to Washington, Election Day was a bon voyage party without champagne: do everything you can about the poor, but don't give away the store. And have a nice...