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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...

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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...Buzz Lloyd); I Never Sang for My Father (Cates) (as Gene Garrison) 1970 Doctors' Wives (Schaefer) (as Dr...
Unforgiven
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Clint Eastwood (William Munny ); Gene Hackman (Little Bill ); Morgan Freeman...Director, Best Supporting Actor (Hackman), Best Cinematography, and Best...Jefferson, 1996. Munn, Michael, Gene Hackman, London, 1997. O'Brien...
The Conversation
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...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...
Bonnie and Clyde
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Beatty (Clyde Barrow ); Faye Dunaway (Bonnie Parker ); Gene Hackman (Buck Barrow ); Estelle Parsons (Blanche ); Michael...Denver Pyle (Frank Hamer ); Evans Evans (Velma Davis ); Gene Wilder (Eugene Grizzard ). Awards: Oscars for Best...
Scheider, Roy
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...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...

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'Suspicion' finally gets vet actor Gene Hackman to Cannes fest.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 5/13/2000; ; 582 words ; [B]By STEPHEN SCHAEFER Gene Hackman finally made it to Cannes - after...The Cannes Film Festival invited Hackman to come with his movie "Scarecrow...Why? "I don't really know," Hackman said yesterday. "I'm not good...
Gene Hackman and His Friend Find the Courage to Write a Book, CBS
Transcript from: CBS News Sunday Morning; 3/19/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HACKMAN: Come on. Come on...There`s a trail on Gene Hackman`s land that...going to go from there. HACKMAN: Talk was scarce as the...himself in. TEICHNER: What Gene Hackman has called his audition...
Gene Hackman to Receive HFPA'S Cecil B. DeMille Award At 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards to be Telecast Live on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003.
Business Wire; 11/14/2002; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2002 Gene Hackman has been selected as the recipient...of the most remarkable aspects of Gene Hackman's emergence to be one of...is that there is no such thing as a Gene Hackman role. Currently filming Fox...
GENE HACKMAN TRIES A WRITING ROLE.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/21/1999; 700+ words ; ...during a 40-year acting career, Gene Hackman is playing a new role: first-time...seriously in another field,'' Hackman said recently in a teleconference...pass chapters back and forth. ``Gene's first chapter was engaging and...
WORK ETHIC LOOKING BACK FONDLY IS OK, BUT DON'T EVER ASK GENE HACKMAN GIVE UP HIS DAY JOB.(L.A. Life)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/23/2001; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Writer Gene Hackman has thought about retiring. He...delight of his co-stars. ``With Gene Hackman, my worry was that I worship him...been aware of how incredibly funny Gene Hackman is. His scene as the Blind Man...
It's murder he wrote as actor Gene Hackman returns to hometown.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/16/2004; 700+ words ; ...Caro DANVILLE, Ill. _ Gene Hackman remains haunted by the...of the Perdido Star," Hackman and Lenihan wrote separate...it sort of as equals: Gene's background with boats...personal sort of adventure for Gene, and a lot of it comes...
Gene Hackman thought movie would be a winner
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/15/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...WASHINGTON There is something about Gene Hackman that comes across as inherently...barmaid. Was he a louse? Not the way Hackman played him; he was more like a...one of his best roles in years, Hackman plays a basketball coach in a backwater...
GENE HACKMAN He believes the camera can see inside an actor. With his minimalist style, he lets viewers do it, too.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/7/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...ANGELES -- Let's start this look at Gene Hackman with a flashback to Clint Eastwood...Unforgiven" opening. Asked why he cast Hackman as that film's folksy sociopath...sheriff, Eastwood said, "I needed Gene because he can make an unsympathetic...
GENE HACKMAN.(ACCENT)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/30/1993; 456 words ; ...your knowledge on the accomplished screen career of Gene Hackman: 1. Hackman's first Hollywood role was in what 1961 film? 2...supporting actor in 1992? Here are the answers to the Gene Hackman quiz: 1. The low-budget crime melodrama...
Gene Hackman: // `It's been tough for me, in some ways, personally'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/12/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...a 9-mm. Browning automatic, Gene Hackman puts people at ease. In a converted...massage to a pretty publicist, Hackman deadpanned a double entendre. Those...hooted, the laughter growing when Hackman climbed down from the set to offer...