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operon
operon in genetics , site on a bacterial chromosome containing genes that control protein synthesis (structural genes) together with a gene that determines whether the structural genes are active or not (operator gene). See nucleic acid . ... Read more
gene therapy
gene therapy the use of genes and the techniques of genetic engineering in the treatment of a genetic disorder or chronic disease. There are many techniques of gene therapy, all of them still in experimental stages. The two basic methods are called in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy. The in vivo ... Read more
gene
gene the structural unit of inheritance in living organisms. A gene is, in essence, a segment of DNA that has a particular purpose, i.e., that codes for (contains the chemical information necessary for the creation of) a specific enzyme or other protein. The strands of DNA on which the genes occur ... Read more
sarcoma
sarcoma , highly malignant tumor arising in connective- and muscle-cell tissue. It is the result of oncogenes (the cancer causing genes of some viruses) and proto-oncogenes (cancer causing genes in human cells). It may affect bone, cartilage, blood vessels, lymph nodes, and skin. See cancer ; neop... Read more
phenotype
phenotype Pheno derives from the Greek for display: the phenotype is the manifestation of the genetic make-up of the individual.‘Old Blue Eyes’ was the name given by many to Frank Sinatra. Having blue eyes is a trait that was part of his phenotype and is genetically determined, depen... Read more
genetics
genetics scientific study of the mechanism of heredity. While Gregor Mendel first presented his findings on the statistical laws governing the transmission of certain traits from generation to generation in 1856, it was not until the discovery and detailed study of the chromosome and the gene ... Read more
crossing over
crossing over process in genetics by which the two chromosomes of a homologous pair exchange equal segments with each other. Crossing over occurs in the first division of meiosis . At that stage each chromosome has replicated into two strands called sister chromatids. The two homologous chromoso... Read more
recombination
recombination process of "shuffling" of genes by which new combinations can be generated. In recombination through sexual reproduction , the offspring's complete set of genes differs from that of either parent, being rather a combination of genes from both parents. In recombination by cross... Read more
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan 1866-1945, American zoologist, b. Lexington, Ky., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1890. He was professor of experimental zoology at Columbia (1904-28) and from 1928 was director of the laboratory of biological sciences at the California Institute of Technology. He is noted for his ingenious... Read more
natural selection
natural selection (‘survival of the fittest’) A complex process in which the total environment determines which members of a species survive to reproduce and so pass on their genes to the next generation. This need not necessarily involve a struggle between organisms.... Read more

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Any Wednesday
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...childishness, letting him go first in every silly game they play, and ignoring mistakes he makes. When Cass Henderson ( Gene Hackman), a lowly employee he treats like dirt, discovers that Cleves writes off Ellen as a tax deduction, the cat is out of... Read more

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Hackman, Gene
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers HACKMAN, Gene Nationality: American. Born: Eugene Alden Hackman in San Bernardino, California, 30 January 1931. Education: Studied journalism, University of Illinois, Urbana, for six months...Joe Browdy); Downhill Racer (Ritchie) (as coach); Marooned (John Sturges) (as Buzz Lloyd); I Never Sang for My ... Read more
Gene
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Gene ♂, ♀ Short form of Eugene , now used as a boy's given name in its own right, especially in North America. It has been made familiar by film actors such as Gene Autry, Gene Hackman, Gene Kelly, and Gene Wilder. It is also occasionally used as a girl's name, in which ... Read more
Unforgiven
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Valerie O'Brien. Cast: Clint Eastwood ( William Munny ); Gene Hackman ( Little Bill ); Morgan Freeman ( Ned Logan ); Richard...Eighteen Films Analyzed , Jefferson, 1996. Munn, Michael, Gene Hackman , London, 1997. O'Brien, Daniel, Clint Eastwood: Film-Mak... Read more
Bonnie and Clyde
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Warren Beatty ( Clyde Barrow ); Faye Dunaway ( Bonnie Parker ); Gene Hackman ( Buck Barrow ); Estelle Parsons ( Blanche ); Michael J. Pollard...Denver Pyle ( Frank Hamer ); Evans Evans ( Velma Davis ); Gene Wilder ( Eugene Grizzard ). Awards: Oscars for Best Supporting... Read more
The Conversation
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...sound: Walter Murch, Nathan Boxer, Art Rochester. Cast: Gene Hackman ( Harry Caul ); John Cazale ( Stan ); Allen Garfield...English-Language Film, Best Director, and Best Actor (Hackman), 1974; National Society of Film Critics Award for Best... Read more
Scheider, Roy
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...become perhaps his breakthrough role. As Buddy Russo, Gene "Popeye Doyle" Hackman's partner in The French Connection , he was the ideal, play-it-by-the-book offset to Hackman's obsessive Doyle. Scheider's most memorable role... Read more

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Denzel Washington stars in military drama 'Crimson Tide.'(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Jet; 5/15/1995; 700+ words ; ...bumps heads with his commander, Gene Hackman, in the intense military drama Crimson...violent camps with Washington's and Hackman's characters at opposite ends. Some...veteran commander, Capt. Frank Ramsey (Hackman), is and should remain in charge... Read more
Justice for None.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 3/1/2005; ; 230 words ; JUSTICE FOR NONE. Gene Hackman & Daniel Leniham. 2004. Read by John Peakes. 8 tapes. 11 hrs. Brilliance. 1-59355-661-6. $87.25. Vinyl; plot, reader notes... Read more
Scenes from a nightmare.(editorial)
Magazine article from: Nursing Homes; 4/1/2006; ; 651 words ; ...story of an ambivalent adult son (Gene Hackman, great even then) trying to support...home alone. I tuned in just before Hackman goes out on a tour of local long-te...suitable for this imposing old man. Hackman parks his car near one of them... Read more
`Enemy of the State'. (television).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 5/20/2002; 176 words ; ...stars as attorney Robert Clayton Dean, who unknowingly possesses information about the death of a U.S. congressman. Gene Hackman stars as a mysterious information broker known only as Brill, who comes to the aid of Dean. Also starring are Lisa Bonet... Read more
Executive Privilege: A Novel.(Book review)
Magazine article from: MBR Bookwatch; 5/1/2008; ; 368 words ; ...com Remember the chartbuster movie Absolute Power, starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman, wherein a burglar, Clint, witnesses the President of United States, Hackman, commit murder? The movie was based on a novel written by a lawyer novelist... Read more
Eclectic traveler from Tinseltown to cyberspace. (Lee Stein, chief executive officer of First Virtual Holdings Inc.)
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 11/14/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...to rock stars like Rod Stewart and movie stars like Gene Hackman. He invested in real estate during the boom years, but...sold millions of copies. Other clients like Stewart and Hackman followed. Asked to talk about his famous clients, several... Read more
Bonnie and Clyde.(Video recording review)
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 9/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor, Evans Evans and Gene Wilder. Two-disc DVD set, color...includes Clyde's brother Buck (Gene Hackman), his mousy wife Blanche (Estelle... Read more
TAX BREAK ATTRACTS FILM PRODUCTION.
Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 4/1/1999; 56 words ; ...Angeles-based Revelations Entertainment on May 5 will begin to produce a murder mystery film in Puerto Rico, starring Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman. The US$12 million feature will be directed by Stephen Hopkins. Revelations CEO Lorie McCreary says... Read more
Red Stripe beer gets role in summer movie. (The Firm)
Magazine article from: Modern Brewery Age; 7/19/1993; 132 words ; ...receives prominent placement in The Firm, one of the summer's more popular movies. In the film, a character played by Gene Hackman tells Tom Cruise to help himself to a Red Stripe. Cruise opens a refrigerator and sees Red Stripe lining the shelves... Read more
Hollywood film festival readies for gala launch. (First Annual Hollywood Film Festival in California)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 10/13/1997; ; 293 words ; ...glossy premieres, dinner parties, an awards show and perhaps some old-fashioned wheeling and dealing. Starting Tuesday, Gene Hackman, Jeff Goldblum, Hector Elizondo, Diane Ladd, Harry Hamlin, Sean Young, Treat Williams, Dyan Cannon, Christopher Lloyd... Read more