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"An offense against the entire continent?
If it's possible to compare a new drug against an older version, or another existing drug, that's preferable to simply giving someone no treatment at all, especially if they have a serious ailment.
But for the majority of the human race, millions of years of evolution have fine-tuned the immune system so that it works for, rather than against us.
The symptoms of our illnesses are annoying, but collectively, they signify an ancient process that will continue barricading our bodies against the outside world for centuries to come.
They drive and trap the fish upward against the ocean surface and then they rush in to dine on this pulsating and movable feast.
Under rational economic theory, our decisions should follow a simple mathematical equation that weighs the level of risk against the amount at stake.
So this world that we live in, this world in which every conversation has the potential to devolve into an argument, where our politicians can't speak to one another and where even the most trivial of issues have someone fighting both passionately for it and against it, it's not normal.
What was once an advantage for survival is now working against us.
Winston Churchill began his 1941 address to the U.S. Congress by declaring, "I have been in full harmony all my life with the tides which have flowed on both sides of the Atlantic against privilege and monopoly," thus highlighting his virtue as someone committed to democracy.
That strengthens teeth and encourages the growth of enamel crystals that build up a tooth's defenses against acid.
The Civil Rights Movement, the movement against apartheid, and more recently, the movement for gay and lesbian rights here in the United States and elsewhere.
Infection rates climbed, and when treatment became available in the West, treatment that remains our most potent weapon against this virus, it was unaffordable to the public sector across Africa.
I will speak out against racism, and I hope you will join me, and I will join you when you speak out against sexism or any other form of inequality.
The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can't digest, produce important nutrients, regulate the immune system, and protect against harmful germs.
So, it has evolved to grow and reproduce more rapidly, like an evolutionary defense mechanism against its shorter lifespan.
She had never lost a race, and no one had really even run against her in a Democratic primary.
Then in 1839, a Chinese official ordered his men to destroy massive British shipments of opium as a statement against Britain's influence over China.
Reacting against that, Romantic authors like Goethe and Byron sought idealized visions of a past of natural landscapes and mysterious spiritual forces.
And while the levels are low enough that they don't officially pose a health risk if they're on a shelf, the U.S. EPA warns against eating food off of them.
Its basic aim is to ensure that when a state fails, or worse, turns against its own people, people have somewhere to go, to live in safety and dignity until they can go home.
Against the odds of extreme constraint, refugees are innovating, and the gentleman you see before you is a Congolese guy called Demou-Kay.
But a sudden jolt can make the brain shift and bump against the skull's hard interior, and unlike jello, the brain's tissue isn't uniform.
Unlike in the United Kingdom, impeachment in the U.S. pits an elected legislature against other democratically elected members of government.
Knowing how competent we are and how are skill stack up against other people's is more than a self-esteem boost.
It’s a nuisance, but that bump is an important signal that you’re protected by your immune system, your body’s major safeguard against infection, illness, and disease.
This system is a vast network of cells, tissues, and organs that coordinate your body’s defenses against any threats to your health.
We should use machines that use the principles of neuroscience to extend our senses versus going against them.
We're going against the Neural Path of Least Resistance.
We support South African students who are marching against ridiculously high tertiary fees.
A nanolayer particle with siRNA against the chemo pump, plus, we have the dox in the core.
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