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IN 1961, CRICK'S team at Cambridge proved Gamow's ingenious "triplet" theory. They demonstrated that RNA formed from only one or two base units could not effect the manufacture of proteins. But when they added a third base unit, protein formation began immediately. It remained, however, for an unknown...
He has an uncanny command of stagecraft, that arsenal of small gestures and bits of business that an actor uses to establish his character for the audience. In the final scene of a 1962 production of The Merchant of Venice, Scott, playing Shylock, held a handkerchief belonging to his daughter...
The father looks much like Churchill and he smokes a white cigar, but the black wings on his shoulders signify that he is the Angel of Death. The mother, or Grey Lady, is the mater dolorosa, a woman of sorrowing countenance, possibly the mother of Christ; her huge supplicating hands...
But, if adopted by the Corporation, the report's suggestions would signify an important change in Harvard investment policy since President Pusey, four years ago, said, "Our purpose is just to invest in places that are selfishly good for Harvard. We do not use our money for social purposes."
When the first sound version of Wuthering Heights was filmed in 1939, that wail seemed to echo back to the grave of Emily Brontë herself. The latest remake seems to echo back to 1939. The comparison is seldom flattering. In the earlier film Laurence Olivier constructed the role of...