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"Lines on maps started to symbolize the limits of political sovereignties rather than the boundless divine promises. This transformed the way that the Bible's descriptions of geographical space were understood."

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"We're interested in understanding how inflammation caused by UV exposure contributes to the development of skin cancer," said Yu-Ying He, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the Section of Dermatology at the University of Chicago.

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“I understand Los Angeles is a place where people aren’t going to show up just because,” he said.

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Rajasethupathy suggests that, by understanding the gene programs that preserve memory, scientists may be able to redirect memory pathways around damaged brain regions in conditions such as Alzheimer's.

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"Sometimes you've got to go through some difficult times to go through some tight losses to understand how to actually convert into wins with a young side."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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