Word: zebra
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...examined whether sheep sexuality can be altered with various treatments, that's not the sole point of their work. Instead, like many other scientists over the past two decades, they are conducting basic research into the nature of sexuality by manipulating hormones in animals. (Such experiments were done on zebra finches--to see if females would pair with other females--as long ago as 1988.) A colleague of Roselli's, Fredrick Stormshak of Oregon State, says a means of identifying gay sheep would be useful to breeders who need to ensure that males will reproduce, but the team hasn...
...have become more available for kids with autism, more parents are seeking a diagnosis they would have shunned 30 years ago, when psychiatrists still blamed autism on chilly "refrigerator" mothers. Doctors are also more willing to apply the diagnosis to help a patient. "I'll call a kid a zebra if it will get him the educational services I think he needs," National Institute of Mental Health psychiatrist Judith Rapoport told Grinker...
...amount of time haggard, harried Harvard undergrads have devoted to campaigning, reporting, and generally gossiping about this election—akin to a middle-school class president election on amphetamines—is absurd. Through student publications and blogs such as Cambridge Common and Team Zebra, this year’s election has received more press coverage than the Lewinsky scandal...
...remember I hit Amadi in the back one time,” said de Beausset, as Anene laughed. Growing slightly impatient, de Beausset checked the Team Zebra blog, where they discovered Petersen’s presidential victory...
...might not have been called as tightly as it was today, but we’re all adjusting.”“I think he’s pretty consistent on the type of game that he calls,” said Stone, referring to Friday night zebra Dean Gilbert. “I don’t know if they’re used to that.”IN OTHER ACTIONEven though the Crimson extended its nation-best winning streak to eight games in sweeping a Top 10 squad, don’t expect a bump...