Word: insertable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cultivate a look of fascinated attentiveness. Of course it helps if you are genuinely interested in the topic being discussed. Otherwise, insert gasps of reverence at appropriate intervals...
...first to arrive, aside from those few close friends deemed worthy enough to be honored with the first cups of beer foam, were members of the Varsity (insert your least favorite sport here) Team, who casually finished off half of the first keg and proceeded to scrawl obscure epithets on the walls (see box). Then came the Women From Wellesley, prompting a large proportion of the men in the room to huddle in the corner where, after deciding which guy would make a move on which girl, they remained for the rest of the night...
...years, predicts biologist Leroy Hood of the California Institute of Technology, doctors will be able to take a blood sample from a newborn infant, extract DNA from the blood and insert it into a machine that will analyze 100 or so genes. "That will give us DNA fingerprints of genes that predispose us to common kinds of diseases," Hood says. Based on the genetic profile, the computer will dispense some medical advice. It might say, "This individual has a tendency toward skin cancer and should avoid overexposure to the sun." Or: "He has insufficient LDL cholesterol receptors and a proclivity...
...there is a single leading reason why middle-age men dread going to the doctor, it is the prostate examination. Routinely recommended for those 50 and over, the procedure calls for a physician to insert a gloved finger into the rectum to probe the chestnut-size prostate gland, which is near the bladder and produces some of the fluids in semen. But however uncomfortable and embarrassing the exam may be, it could be a lifesaver. The rate of prostate cancer in the U.S. has been steadily rising over the past several years. It strikes 1 in 11 American males...
...Insert a line learned from either Ted Kennedy or Gary Hart...