Word: slot
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...cells. New York-based ImClone Systems has an antibody called IMC-C225, now in the final phases of testing in colorectal and head and neck cancer, that acts like bubble gum stuffed in a keyhole. It prevents a specialized protein known as a growth factor from fitting into a slot on the surface of the cancer cell and signaling it to reproduce...
...compile statistics on computer-related crimes, laptop theft has almost doubled since 1998, and hotels and airports are major danger spots. If you plan on leaving your computer alone in a hotel room, you will want to invest in a laptop lock. Most laptops come with a security slot in the back--it's that tiny hole with a padlock symbol next to it that you probably never knew what to do with--and the lock snaps right into it. Loop the other end around a fixed object, and you're golden. Laptop locks are all pretty much the same...
After being stoned on a breakaway only minutes before, Wildcats' winger Darren Haydar capitalized on his second attempt. Defenseman Mich Mounsey sent a pass across the slot, and Haydar slid the puck across the goalmouth...
Sporting the top ECAC slot and a No. 14 national ranking to boot, Harvard needs to snag an upset non-conference victory over No. 5 University of New Hampshire tonight if they want to maintain some semblance of clout in the league...
That said, UNH must be doing something right. The Wildcats are not far out of the top slot in the premiere college conference in the country, and owns a fifth place ranking nationwide. It would be presumptuous for the Crimson to think that UNH's flaws will allow Harvard to skate away with an easy victory...