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Drugs are molecular saboteurs. They exert their curative effects by gumming up the works of key proteins in the body. The compounds with the fewest side-effects are the ones that drop their monkey wrenches selectively, slotting into grooves on the surface of their target proteins-and no other proteins-as snugly as feet fit into socks...
...appointment, of course, has been presumptive since the GOP convention, and Powell has been hovering at Bush's shoulder like a guardian angel for as long as Bush has been able to drop the hint. Powell is a minority Republican who talks like a Democrat, a national amalgam, a military man who could have been a unifying Ike but didn't like politics enough to run. He's a perfect combination of the the elder Bush's Gulf War and the younger's "compassionate conservatism," and he's just prickly enough with his adopted party to be believable...
However, Schor has not only been an exemplary academic, she has been a beloved educator as well. Renown for her popular courses such as "Shop 'Til You Drop: Women and Gender in Consumer Society," Schor exemplifies that rare mix of intellectual rigor and concern for students that so many Harvard professors lack. The University will be hard pressed to find a professor as talented or dedicated to fill her roles...
...Percent drop in lung cancer in California since the launch of an anti-smoking campaign in 1989. The number of smokers dropped...
...Percent drop in lung cancer nationwide...