Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tangles? As researchers begin to identify the genes that contribute to formation of these lesions, they are finding evidence that supports both camps. Families that carry a defective version of a gene involved in making beta amyloid, it is well established, have high rates of Alzheimer's, which lends weight to the beta amyloid theory. But many more people, observes Duke University neurologist Dr. Allen Roses, carry an Alzheimer's-susceptibility gene known as Apo-E4, which produces a protein that appears to affect tau. Individuals who carry two copies of this gene, Roses has shown, have an elevated risk...
Deepak Sharma '97, who catagorizes the current Science Core courses as "pretty fluffy," says giving more weight to the QRR is a good idea...
...kendo matches, physical strength does not provide any advantage. There are no divisions based on size or weight, and it is not uncommon for women and men to compete against each other...
This is reminiscent of the controversy over anorexia and models. With anorexia and bulimia spreading, some people are pointing to supermodels and their unusual appearances as the cause. Yet the same media that criticizes the fashion industry for putting too much weight on thinness (pun not intended), went right ahead and described an Olympic ice skater as chunky. What message does this communicate to young girls about their own bodies and the ideal figure they should hope to have? Strive to win an Olympic medal--but your talent doesn't matter unless you're beautiful...
...doesn't really hit you until you get into the dressing room and it is just the team," said captain Ashlin Halfnight after his final game in a Crimson uniform. "The full weight of it hasn...