Word: seemly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...hunt for a Parkinson’s cure got a boost in 1997, when researchers discovered a tiny population of patients who have a mutant gene that codes for alpha-synuclein. This might seem like open-and-shut evidence that the cause of the illness had been found, except that the vast majority of Parkinson’s patients, whose brains also grow gummed up, do not carry the mutation. Still, scientists are convinced that the bad gene is a powerful clue. "There appear to be more clumps in the brains of people with the mutant gene," says Zigmond. "Learning...
Melissa Johnson emerged from the locker room with traces of a smile written all over her face. She knows what so many outsiders don't seem willing to acknowledge--the season is just beginning, both for the team and for herself...
...protest did seem to succeed in changing some holiday shoppers' plans, at least...
...this summary form, The Elementary Particles does seem to promise a fairly interesting read. But it is the actual prose of the novel which contributes to its generally unbearable nature. Houellebecq simply refuses to let his characters be real human beings. They can exist only as generational archetypes or the embodiments of philosophical speculations. "Was it possible to think of Bruno as an individual?" muses Houellebecq's narrator. "The decay of his organs was particular to him, and he would suffer his decline and death as an individual. On the other hand, his hedonistic worldview and the forces that shaped...
...every Democrat that Bush can charm along the way will make his four years that much more productive, and darn it if he doesn't seem to think he can pull it off. "I can't tell you how excited I am about getting to Washington," Bush said as he and Breaux grinned at each other. You know what? He looked...