Word: weaknessness
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And that points to a fundamental weakness of current antibiotics. All exploit the fact that the best agents to kill bacteria come from other bacteria. Each species makes toxins that can either kill other species or arrest their growth, and existing antibiotics are modified versions of these natural defenses. But...
The font of this friendly, funky vibe is Lasseter, the jolly round fellow (any cartoonist could draw him in two seconds and three circles) with a weakness for assaultively colorful Hawaiian shirts. In the mid-'80s, this Disney renegade began making computer-animated shorts, one of which, Tin Toy, won...
As the case of the Zhuangtouying four demonstrates, it is a system in near paralysis, where even cases that its own judges have acknowledged are profoundly flawed can go unresolved. China's legal institutions share many names and structures with those of Europe and the U.S.: four tiers of courts...
Amidst all the hype over his meteoric rise to the top rungs of the Democratic Presidential field, Barack Obama has been especially criticized for running a campaign that is long on high-flown rhetoric and short on policy specifics. On Tuesday, in Iowa, he tried to address that potential weakness...
Perhaps sensing the humbling nature of joining the college ranks, Winters is quick to cite an area of weakness.