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Word: unlock (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...unlikely event that scientists do manage to unlock the secrets of aging, some experts believe tomorrow's children could reach 130, 150 and even 170. But the authors of the Science report are extremely dubious. Among the increasing numbers of aging baby boomers, contends Olshansky, "very few people are going to live past 110 or 120." And what about Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah, who lived 969 years before he died? Simple, says the researcher. Someone misplaced a decimal point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: You Should Live So Long | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...very real sense, accelerators are time machines that re-create the primordial fireball in miniature to unlock its secrets. The collision of two accelerated particles releases enormous bursts of energy. But that energy instantly condenses into a new array of particles, some of which may not have existed since the Big Bang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Ultimate Quest | 4/16/1990 | See Source »

...groundbreaking collaborative project with Soviet archaeologists, University scholars are hoping to unlock ancient secrets in a country that until recently was closed to Western experts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Crossroads' of the Bronze Age | 3/23/1990 | See Source »

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