Word: cleverer
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...does, we might be better prepared than we ever were, thanks to a clever new strategy that scientists are testing for an improved way to treat influenza. Researchers at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have collaborated to test an antibody-based therapy for flu. Specifically, they tested antibodies that target core, conserved regions of the virus that do not mutate as readily as other parts. That's a little like attacking the virus's operating system instead of its software. Go after such primal programming...
...substance—separate a good sci-fi film from a merely average one. That’s not to say that sci-fi movies are devoid of meaning or broader concerns. The widely mocked B movies of the 1950s were certainly characterized by tackiness, but they also explored clever political allegory at the height of the Cold War. In luring people back to Somerville year after year, the lineup of films is secondary to the festival’s unique communal experience, a theme that emerges repeatedly in conversations with both male and female audience members. (Contrary...
Younger, Sexier No one's denying the grimness of newspaper arithmetic. But, like editor Nijenhuis and his colleagues at NRC Handelsblad, some are fighting back with clever reinventions of the format. Take NRC Next, which editorially is a mixed bag of analysis and fun. You may get a recycled profile of Barack Obama; if it's good on Tuesday, why shouldn't it be just as good on Wednesday? During a big soccer championship you might find a daily photo of a hunky player with an appraisal of his physique by Next's female staffers. What you won't find...
...There are a number of clever ways that will mandate how the principal will be handled. According to Bloomberg, "Like earlier efforts from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and housing industry groups, the new plan will make use of interest-rate reductions, loan extensions and so-called principal forbearance, in which part of a mortgage's principal is deferred to the end of the loan's term...
...careful delivery keep the show from making the jump from shallow to annoying. But the consciously homoerotic humor can be a turn-off in excess, as in the unnecessary number, “A Fine Bromance.” And, though the audience can handle the comedic onslaught, clever lines sometimes get lost amidst the musical commotion. Scenes in which all of the actors are dancing tend to be confused and sloppy, save for the entertaining newborn baby kickline at the end. Supported by the jazzy sounds of composer Alex B. Lipton ’11 and the HPT band...